A Book of Songs, Daniels Diary

[Daniel MacDonald]

Hullo there. Jist thought a' wid put down some o' the songs fae home tae remind me o' me dad and singing them down in the toon square.

Here's one we sang at folks weddin's

Over hillways up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown,
Past the shieling through the town
All for sake of Mhàiri.

Step me gaily, off we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and off we go
All for Mhàiri's wedding.

Plenty herring, plenty meal
Plenty peat to fill her creel,
Plenty bonny bairns as weel
That's the toast for Mhàiri.

Step me gaily, off we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and off we go
All for Mhàiri's wedding.

Cheeks as bright as rowans are
Brighter far than any star,
Fairest o' them all by far
Is my darlin' Mhàiri.

Step me gaily, off we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and off we go
All for Mhàiri's wedding.

A' used tae love singin' that een.

As for school, a' met a nice loon the day called Faolan. He's fae Ireland. Mind you, he had to move here tae Hogsmeade recently cause his family were kicked oot o' their hoose. Makes meh glad meh family are'nae magical. Means folks will leave them alone. Well bye for now!

[Daniel MacDonald]

Well, A've signed maself up fer classes noo, and ah cannae wait to start! Faolan reckons hes gonnae get me a lassie! I doubt there will be lassie for me though. All the loon ah've seen already are all handsome loons. Im just a peely wally ((pale and skinny)) laddie fae the north! Any how I thought Id put up anither song. It's a song about a loch that down near here:

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love were ever wont tae gae
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond

Oh you tak' the high road and I'll tak the low road
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond

Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen.
On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomon',
Where in purple hue, the hielan' hills we view,
An' the moon comin' out in the gloamin'.

Oh you tak' the high road and I'll tak the low road
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond

The wee birdies sing, and the wild flowers spring,
While in sunshine the waters are sleepin'
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
Tho' the waefu' may cease free their greetin'.

Oh you tak' the high road and I'll tak the low road
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond

((this is the video for a band called runrig who did a sort of updated version, thought id put it up so you could get an idea of the tunes of the music!))