My Bonnie (Lies over the Ocean) is a traditional Scottish folk song. It may have its origin in the history of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonny Prince Charlie, the grandson of the deposed Stuart monarch James II. Many Highland Scots supported Bonny Prince Charlie's attempt to restore the Stuarts to the English throne in 1745-46 by invading Scotland and England.
The song was famously arranged and recorded by Tony Sheridan with musical backing by a then little-known beat combo called The Beatles (originally credited as the 'Beat Brothers'). It has numerous parody versions. For more information on these parody versions, see My Bonnie Has Tuberculosis.
The lyrics are as follows:
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamed that my Bonnie was dead
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Oh blow ye the winds o'er the ocean
And blow ye the winds o'er the sea
Oh blow ye the winds o'er the ocean
And bring back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
The winds have blown over the ocean
The winds have blown over the sea
The winds have blown over the ocean
And brought back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
My Bonnie is a traditional Scottish folk song. A chord-melody arrangement is presented below in the key of C. The song is played moderately in 3/4 time.
