O saw ye bonie Lesley <br />As she gaed o'er the Border? <br />She 's gane, like Alexander, <br />To spread her conquests farther. <br /> <br />To see her is to love her, <br />And love but her for ever; <br />For Nature made her what she is, <br />And ne'er made sic anither! <br /> <br />Thou art a queen, fair Lesley, <br />Thy subjects we, before thee: <br />Thou art divine, fair Lesley, <br />The hearts o' men adore thee. <br /> <br />The Deil he couldna scaith thee, <br />Or aught that wad belang thee; <br />He'd look into thy bonnie face <br />And say, 'I canna wrang thee!' <br /> <br />The Powers aboon will tent thee, <br />Misfortune sha'na steer thee: <br />Thou'rt like themsel' sae lovely, <br />That ill they'll ne'er let near thee. <br /> <br />Return again, fair Lesley, <br />Return to Caledonie! <br />That we may brag we hae a lass <br />There 's nane again sae bonie!<br /><br />Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bonie-lesley/
