Charlie He's My Darling 1
Melody - Seq. by Randy Ralph right: Carolina Oliphant,
Left: Robert Burns, 1794; (Lady Nairne), 1766-1845
ChorusAn'Charlie he's my darling,
My darling, my darling,
Charlie he's my darling
The young Chevalier.
Twas on a Monday morning,
Right early in the year,
That Charlie came to our town,
The young Chevalier.
Chorus etc
As he was walking up the street,
The city for to view,
O there he spied a bonie lass
The window looking thro'.
Chorus etc
And tirl'd at the pin;
And wha sae ready as hersel',
To let the laddie in.
Chorus etc
All in his Highland dress;
For brawlie weel he ken'd the way
To please a bonnie lass.
Chorus etc
An' down yon scroggy glen,
We daur na gang a milking,
The brave chevalier
Charlie is my Darling 2
ChorusOh! Charlie he's my darling,
My darling, my darling,
Oh! Charlie he's my darling
The young Chevalier.
As he came marching up the street,
The pipes play'd loud and clear,
And a' the folk came running out,
To meet the Chevalier.
Chorus etc
Wi' Hieland bonnets on their heads,
and claymores bright and clear,
They came to fight for Scotland's right,
And the young Chevalier.
They've left their bonnie Hieland hills,
Their wives and bairnies dear,
To draw the sword for Scotland's lord,
The young Chevalier.
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
my darling, my darling,
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
The young Chevalier,
The Scottish flag is the cross of St. Andrew, also known as the Saltire.
