Bonnie Kilmany, in the County of Fife, <br />Is a healthy spot to reside in to lengthen one's life. <br />The scenery there in the summer time is truly grand, <br />Especially the beautiful hills and the woodland. <br /> <br />Chorus -- <br /> <br />Then, bonnie Annie, will you go with me <br />And leave the crowded city of Dundee, <br />And breathe the pure, fragrant air <br />In the Howe of Kilmany, so lovely and fair? <br />And the little village in the Howe is lovely to see, <br />In the midst of green trees and shrubbery; <br />And the little rivulet, as it wimples along, <br />Can be heard singing aloud an aquatic song. <br /> <br />Chorus <br /> <br />And the old church there is built on a knoll, <br />And on the Sabbath mornings the church bell does toll, <br />Inviting the people to join in prayer, <br />While the echoes of the bell is heard in mid-air. <br /> <br />Chorus <br /> <br />Then there's a little schoolroom, surrounded by trees, <br />A favourite haunt for butterflies and busy bees, <br />And an old red-tiled smithy near by, <br />And the clink of the hammers can be heard sounding high. <br /> <br />Chorus <br /> <br />And thew's a wood sawmill by the roadway, <br />And the noise can be heard by night and day, <br />As the circular saw wheels round and round, <br />Making the village with its echoes resound. <br /> <br />Chorus <br /> <br />And in the harvest time on a fine summer morn <br />The Howe looks most beautiful when the corn is shorn; <br />And to hear the beautiful lark singing on high <br />Will make you exclaim, "Dull care, good-bye."<br /><br />William Topaz McGonagall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bonnie-kilmany/
