1. High upon Highlands,
and low upon Tay,
Bonnie George Campbell
rade out on a day.
2. Saddled and bridled
and gallant rade he;
Hame cam his guid horse,
but never cam he.
3. Out cam his auld mither
greeting fu' sair,
And out cam his bonnie bride
riving her hair.
4. Saddled and bridled
and booted rade he;
Toom[84] hame cam the saddle,
but never came he.
5. "My meadow lies green,
and my corn is unshorn,
My barn is to build,
and my babe is unborn."
6. Saddled and bridled
and booted rade he;
Toom hame cam the saddle,
but never cam he.
[Footnote 84: Empty.]