Intro]
Dm Em F G (2x)
Verse 1
CFC
"An' whaur ye been a' the day
GFG
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?
CFC
An' whaur ye been sae lang awa'
FG
My bonnie Heilan laddie?"
Verse 2
FC
"Well, I've been seekin' fortune's road
GFG
Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie
FC
An' there's money at the whalin', so I've been told
FG
My bonnie Heilan lassie"
Verse 3
CFC
"Oh, I sailed for the north on a Dundee whaler
GFG
Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie
CFC
Well, I sailed for the north as a whalin' sailor
FG
My bonnie Heilan lassie"
Verse 4
FC
"But Greenland's shores are grey and cold
GFG
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie
FC
There's plenty o' ice, but no' much gold
FG
My bonnie Heilan laddie"
Instrumental
Dm Em F G (4x)
Verse 5
CFC
"An' when will you come back again
GFG
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?
CFC
You an' a' the whalin' men
FG
My bonnie Heilan laddie?"
Verse 6
FC
"Well, I'll be glad when I get hame
GFG
Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie
FC
An' I'll gie up this whalin' game
FG
My bonnie Heilan lassie"
Verse 7
CFC
"An' whaur ye been a' the day
GFG
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?
CFC
An' whaur ye been sae lang awa'
FG
My bonnie Heilan laddie?"