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Song Name: The Boniest Lass (hi-lo) By: Robert Burns--Scottish folk song
Posted By: WaltP Difficulty: Any
Key: E Genre: Folk
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2011-08-23 09:54:30 Modified: 0000-00-00 00:00:00


Song:

THE BONNIEST LASS hi-lo

W: Robert Burns

Scottish folk song

Key: E

 

 3   4   -4    4    3   -3” 4    -4

 6   7   -8    7    6   -6  7    -8

The bon-niest lass that ye meet next

 

-5   5 -4  4   3  -3”  -3”

-9   8 -8  7   6  -6   -6

Gie her a kiss an’ a’ that

 

3    4   -4 4   3  -3”  4   -4

6    7   -8 7   6  -6   7   -8

In spite o’ ev-‘ry par-ish priest

 

-5  5   -4    4   -3” 3   3

-9  8   -8    7   -6  6   6

Re-pent-in’ stool an’ a’ that

 

-5 5-5  6   5   -5  -4

-9 8-9  9   8   -9  -8

For a’ that an’ a’ that

 

 -5    5  -5    6   4  -3”  -3”

 -9    8  -9    9   7  -6   -6

Their hol-low sangs an’ a’ that

 

-5  5   -5    6    5  -6 -4 -4

-9  8   -9    9    8  -10-8 -8

In time and place con-ven-i-ent

 

  -5     5    -4    4    -3” 3   3

  -9     8    -8    7    -6  6   6

They’ll do’t them-selves for a’ that