Oh, Bonnie Dundee! I will sing in thy praise <br />A few but true simple lays, <br />Regarding some of your beauties of the present day <br />And virtually speaking, there's none can them gainsay; <br />There's no other town I know of with you can compare <br />For spinning mills and lasses fair, <br />And for stately buildings there's none can excel <br />The beautiful Albert Institute or the Queen's Hotel, <br />For it is most handsome to be seen, <br />Where accommodation can be had for Duke, Lord or Queen, <br />And the four pillars of the front are made of Aberdeen granite, very fine, <br />And most beautiful does shine, just like a looking glass, <br />And for beauty and grandeur there's none can them surpass. <br />And your fine shops in Reform Street, <br />Very few can with them compete <br />For superfine goods, there's none can excel, <br />From Inverness to Clerkenwell. <br />And your Tramways, I must confess, <br />That they have proved a complete success, <br />Which I am right glad to see ... <br />And a very great improvement to Bonnie Dundee. <br />And there's the Royal Arch, most handsome to be seen, <br />Erected to the memory of our Most Gracious Queen - <br />Most magnificent to see, <br />And a very great honour to the people of Dundee. <br />Then there's the Baxter Park, most beautiful to see, <br />And a great boon it is to the people of Dundee, <br />For there they can enjoy themselves when they are free from care <br />By inhaling the perfumed air, <br />Emanating from the sweet flowers and green trees and shrubs there. <br />Oh, Bonnie Dundee! I must conclude my muse, <br />And to write in praise of thee, my pen does not refuse, <br />Your beauties that I have alluded to are most worthy to see, <br />And in conclusion, I will call thee Bonnie Dundee!<br /><br />William Topaz McGonagall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bonnie-dundee-in-1878/
