Bonnie Moon (The Banks of Clyde)
From the singing of Carrie Milliner and the Bobbin
Family.
Bonnie Moon or The Banks of Clyde
(Traditional)
Arranged by Chloe and Jason Roweth.
This beautiful traditional ballad, also known as "The Banks of Clyde",
is extremely precious to Carrie and her family, and was passed down from
Carrie's great grandfather Bobbin.
I wandered many a night in June, along the banks of Clyde,
Beneath the bright and bonnie moon, with Mary by my side.
A summer wedding to my eyes, and to my heart of joy;
For well she loved to roam with me, her Ireland minstrel boy.
Her presence stood on every star, two million fields so clear,
I thought the flowers sweeter by far, when they were seen with her.
Bridge
Although her heart was true to me, her Ireland minstrel boy.
I played to ladies fair and gay, in many a southern hall,
But there is one far, far away, a world above them all.
And though many a weary year has fled, I think with mournful joy,
Upon the day when Mary wed, her Ireland minstrel boy.