“The Bonnie Woods o' Hatton”
Description
"Ye comrades and companions... To my sad lamentation I pray ye give an ear." The singer courted a beautiful girl, but at last she bid him depart. Now he prepares to leave home, still remembering her in Hatton and hoping that she will regret her decision
Cross references
- Hattan Woods
Broadsides
- NLScotland, L.C.Fol.70(32), "Hatton Woods or the Bonnie Woods o' Hatton," Poet's Box (Dundee), c. 1890
Recordings
- Cathie Stewart, "Hatton Woods" (on SCStewartsBlair01) [called "Hattan Woods" on the LP jacket but "Hatton Woods" on the lyrics sheet]
References
- Ord, p. 185, "The Bonnie Woods o' Hatton" (1 text)
- Roud #5531
- BI, Ord185