X: 1 T:Boatman (original) M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:95 R:Jig N:Alan Ramsey's song The Bonny Scot (1728) is set to this tune W:Ye gales that gently wave the sea W:And please the canny W:Boat-man W:Bear me frae hence, or bring to me W:My brave, my bonny W:Scot-man W:In haly bands we join'd our hands W:Yet may this not W:discover W:While parents rate a large estate W:Before a faithfu' W:lover K:C GE2 G2G|GE2 G2G|c2c B2A|d3 D3|GE2 G2G|GE2 G2G|c2d e2d|c3 C3|| c2d e2d|c2B A2G|F2F E2D|d3 D2D|GE2 G2G|GE2 G2G|c2d e2d|c3 C3|| % Output from ABC2Win Version 2.1 i on 10/2/2001