Poems and Songs of R Beware O Bonie Ann

beware o' bonie ann

ye gallants bright, i rede you right,

beware o' bonie ann;

her comely face sae fu' o' grace,

your heart she will trepan:

her een sae bright, like stars by night,

her skin sae like the swan;

sae jimply lac'd her genty waist,

that sweetly ye might span.

youth, grace, and love attendant move,

and pleasure leads the van:

in a' their charms, and conquering arms,

they wait on bonie ann.

the captive bands may chain the hands,

but love enslaves the man:

ye gallants braw, i rede you a',

beware o' bonie ann!