Ye Banks & Braes

Ye banks and braes 0' bonnie Doon, 
How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair? 
How can ye chant ye little birds, 
And I sae weary, fu' o' care? 

Ye'll break my heart, ye warbling birds, 
That wanton through the flow'ry thorn, 
Ye mind me 0' departed joys, 
Departed never to return.	

Oft hae I rov'd by bonnie Doon, 
To see the rose and woodbine twine; 
-And ilka bird sang o' its love, 
And fondly sae did I o' mine. 

Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose,	
And my fause lover stole my rose, 
Fu' sweet upon its thorny tree;	
But ah! he left the thorn wi' me.

(Ye Banks and Braes)
Written by Robert Burns 
to commemorate the 
unrequited love of a young 
Ayrshlre lass for a local laird. 
The River Doune runs near 
where Burns was born in Alloway 
and Is featured in his famous 
tale of Tam 0' Shanter. 
Burns was often to be seen 
walking by its banks, 
deep in thought.