Bonny Moorhen

Traditional
(Steeleye Span)

   D                 Am
My Bonny Moorhen, my Bonny Moorhen
C                          G
Up in the grey hills, down in the glen
     C            Am            C            Am
It's when ye gang but the house when ye gang ben
            C            D         Am
For drink a health to my Bonny Moorhen.
        Am                   C
     My Bonny Moorhen's gane over the main
         G                      Dsus4
     And it will be summer when he comes again
         Am                       G              Am
     But when he comes back again some folk will ken
                C            D         Am
     For joy be with you, my Bonny Moorhen.


My Bonny Moorhen has feathers anew
They're all fine colors but nane of them blue.
He's red and he's white and he's green and he's grey,
My Bonny Moorhen come hither away.
     Up by Glenouicm and down by Glendee
     Round by Kinclaven and hither to me
     For Ronald and Donald are oot on the fen
     Tae break the wing of my Bonny Moorhen.

(Repeat second verse)


On Steeleye Span album "Original Masters," 1977