Uploaded by TuxedoCat27 on May 13, 2009
High upon highlands and low upon Tay
Bonny James Campbell rode out on a day
He saddled, he bridled, how gallant rode he
Home came his good horse but never came he
Home came his good horse but never came he
Out came his mother, weeping full sore
Out came his new bride, a-tearing her hair
"My meadow lies green and my corn is unshorn,
My barn is to build and my baby unborn,
My barn is to build and my baby unborn."
Saddled and bridled and booted rode he,
A plume in his helmet, a sword at his knee
His hounds running by him, his hawk flying free
Home came his good horse but never came he
Home came his good horse but never came he
Empty the saddle, all bloody to see...
Home came his good horse but never came he
Home came his good horse but never came he
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@evilstephen90 LOL! no way! i just watched it today and loved the song!! :) i had heard it before the movie but it got me reinterested in it.
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@evilstephen90 - no I googled this song because of that movie too! lol
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one of the best english ballads, but i prefer the C version
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This tune is also used for the fiddle tune Cumberland gap.
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i love this song so much :)
iv been looking for it to be fully sung for such a long timee.
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@chaosfive55 Their a few versions, some use John too I think
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@andrew10736 It's also called James Campbell
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I think she goofed this song / lyrics are for Bonnie George Campbell not James
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evilstephen90 1 year ago 17
I always heard the song as "Bonnie George Campbell"...I hope the Campbell family didn't have two such tragedies!
chaosfive55 2 years ago 3