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THENIEL MENZIES' BONNIE MARY, by                 Poet's Biography
First Line: In coming by the brig o' dye
Last Line: Theniel menzies' bonnie mary, &c.
Subject(s): Love; Beauty


In coming by the brig o' Dye,
At Darlet we a blink did tarry;
As day was dawnin in the sky,
We drank a health to bonnie Mary.

Chorus. -- Theniel Menzies' bonnie Mary,
Theniel Menzies' bonnie Mary,
Charlie Grigor tint his plaidie,
Kissin' Theniel's bonnie Mary.

Her een sae bright, her brow sae white,
Her haffet locks as brown's a berry;
And aye they dimpl't wi' a smile,
The rosy cheeks o' bonnie Mary.
Theniel Menzies' bonnie Mary, &c.

We lap a' danc'd the lee-lang day,
Till piper lads were wae and weary;
But Charlie gat the spring to pay
For kissin Theniel's bonnie Mary.
Theniel Menzies' bonnie Mary, &c.





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