Biography:
The Corries were a Scottish folk group which emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. Although the group went through several changes of line-up in the early days, it was as the partnership of Roy Williamson (1936 - 1990) and Ronnie Browne that it is best known. The early 1970s were the Corries' finest hour.
In 1962, Roy Williamson teamed up with Bill Smith and Ron Cockburn to form the "Corrie Folk Trio". Their first performance was in the Waverley Bar in St Mary's Street, Edinburgh.
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Other songs:
- Flower Of Scotland
- Skye Boat Song
- Bannockburn
- Bonnie Dundee
- Braes O Killiecrankie
- Cam Ye By Atholl
- Come And Join Us
- Come Oer The Stream Charlie
- Dark Lochnagar
- Johnny Lad
- Kishmuls Galley A Bhirlinn Bharrach
- Kiss The Children For Me Mary
- Leezie Lindsay
- Loch Lomond
- Loch Tay Boat Song
- Macphersons Rant
- Massacre Of Glencoe
- Mingulay Boat Song
- Mothers Daughters Wives
- Rose Of Price Charlie
- Scotland The Brave Humorous
- Scotland Will Flourish
- Side By Side
- Smile In Your Sleep Hush Hush
- The Bantam Cock
- The Black Douglas
- The Bonnie Lass Of Fyvie
- The Bonnie Ship The Diamond
- The Bricklayers Song
- The Folker
- The Lads Among Heather
- The Loo Song
- The News Frae Moidart
- The Portree Kid
- The Queens Four Marys
- The Scottish Holiday
- The Shoals O Herrin
- The Sunday Driver
- The Wild Mountain Thyme
- Twa Recruitin Sergeants
- Were No Awa Tae Bide Awa
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This is the live version of the song, "The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie-O" sung by The Corries. The chord progression
carries the same throughout each verse. Enjoy and sláinte mhaith!
[Intro]
G D G C G D G C G
[Verse 1]
G
There once was a troop o' Irish dragoons,
D
Cam marching doon through Fyvie-o.
G C
And the captain's fa'en in love wi' a very bonnie lass,
G D G C G
And her name it is cried, "pretty Peggy-o".
[Verse 2]
G
There's many a bonnie lass in the howe o' Auchterless.
D
There's many a bonnie lass in the Garioch.
G C
There's many a bonnie Jean in the streets o' Aiberdeen,
G D G C G
But the floower o' them aw lies in Fyvie-o.
[Verse 3]
G
O' come doon the stair, pretty Peggy, my dear,
D
Come doon the stair, pretty Peggy-o.
G C
Come doon the stair, bind up your yellow hair,
G D G C G
Tak a last fareweell o' your daddy-o.
[Verse 4]
G
Then up cries the colonel, "mount, boys, mount!",
D
"Tarry!" says the captain, "O-tarry-o!".
G C
O-tarry for a while, for another day or twa,
G D G C G
Til I see if this bonnie lass will marry-o.
[Verse 5]
G
Twas in the early morning, when we marched awa,
D
O' but the captain was sorry-o.
G C
The drums they did beat o'er the bonnie braes o' Gight,
G D G C G
The pipes played the lowlands of Fyvie-o.
[Verse 6]
G
Alang 'ere we come tae auld Meldrum toon,
D
We had our captain to carry-o.
G C
Alang 'ere we come, to bonnie Aiberdeen,
G D G C G
We had our captain to bury-o.
[Verse 7]
G
Green grow the birks on bonnie Ythanside,
D
Low lie the lowlands of Fyvie-o.
G C
The captain's name was Ned and he died for a maid,
G D G C G
He died for the chambermaid of Fyvie-o.
[Verse 8]
G
I never did intend a soldier's lady for to be,
D
I never will marry a soldier-o.
G C
I never did intend to gae tae a foreign land,
G D G C G
And I never will marry a soldier-o.
[Verse 9]
G
It's braw, aye it's braw, a captain's lady for to be,
D
Braw to be a captain's lady-o.
G C
Braw to rant and roam, to follow at his word,
G D G C G
And ride when your captain he is ready-o.
[Outro]
G D G C G D G C G
carries the same throughout each verse. Enjoy and sláinte mhaith!
[Intro]
G D G C G D G C G
[Verse 1]
G
There once was a troop o' Irish dragoons,
D
Cam marching doon through Fyvie-o.
G C
And the captain's fa'en in love wi' a very bonnie lass,
G D G C G
And her name it is cried, "pretty Peggy-o".
[Verse 2]
G
There's many a bonnie lass in the howe o' Auchterless.
D
There's many a bonnie lass in the Garioch.
G C
There's many a bonnie Jean in the streets o' Aiberdeen,
G D G C G
But the floower o' them aw lies in Fyvie-o.
[Verse 3]
G
O' come doon the stair, pretty Peggy, my dear,
D
Come doon the stair, pretty Peggy-o.
G C
Come doon the stair, bind up your yellow hair,
G D G C G
Tak a last fareweell o' your daddy-o.
[Verse 4]
G
Then up cries the colonel, "mount, boys, mount!",
D
"Tarry!" says the captain, "O-tarry-o!".
G C
O-tarry for a while, for another day or twa,
G D G C G
Til I see if this bonnie lass will marry-o.
[Verse 5]
G
Twas in the early morning, when we marched awa,
D
O' but the captain was sorry-o.
G C
The drums they did beat o'er the bonnie braes o' Gight,
G D G C G
The pipes played the lowlands of Fyvie-o.
[Verse 6]
G
Alang 'ere we come tae auld Meldrum toon,
D
We had our captain to carry-o.
G C
Alang 'ere we come, to bonnie Aiberdeen,
G D G C G
We had our captain to bury-o.
[Verse 7]
G
Green grow the birks on bonnie Ythanside,
D
Low lie the lowlands of Fyvie-o.
G C
The captain's name was Ned and he died for a maid,
G D G C G
He died for the chambermaid of Fyvie-o.
[Verse 8]
G
I never did intend a soldier's lady for to be,
D
I never will marry a soldier-o.
G C
I never did intend to gae tae a foreign land,
G D G C G
And I never will marry a soldier-o.
[Verse 9]
G
It's braw, aye it's braw, a captain's lady for to be,
D
Braw to be a captain's lady-o.
G C
Braw to rant and roam, to follow at his word,
G D G C G
And ride when your captain he is ready-o.
[Outro]
G D G C G D G C G
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