ca' the yowes to the knowes

chorus.—ca' the yowes to the knowes,

ca' them where the heather grows,

ca' them where the burnie rowes,

my bonie dearie

as i gaed down the water-side,

there i met my shepherd lad:

he row'd me sweetly in his plaid,

and he ca'd me his dearie.

ca' the yowes, &c.

will ye gang down the water-side,

and see the waves sae sweetly glide

beneath the hazels spreading wide,

the moon it shines fu' clearly.

ca' the yowes, &c.