Queen amang the heather

AKAQueen among the heather
First Published1909

Writer/composerHarry Lauder & James MalarkeyRoudRN30975 (V25538)

Music Hall PerformersHarry Lauder
Folk performancesCollected from the singing of:
Stewart, Lucy; Scotland : Aberdeenshire; 1959
From original sheet music:

I ken a Lass; how happy are my feelin's 
She's in Argyll and Argyll is in the Hielan's
My hand and my heart to her I've presented
And in return to me she's gave her vow and am contented

Oh! my ...
Heart's in the Hielan's wae my bonnie Bessie Lee
I've gave my heart to Bessie and she gave hers to me
Aye, and when I think of her my bosom fairly thrills 
She's ma Queen amang the heather, on the bonnie heather hills

She disna sigh for dresses that are silken
She's quite content at the churnin' and the milkin'
She has eyes like the stars, they fairly set me reelin'
And in here where my heart is, I've a very funny feelin'

I've been sae very happy since I met her
Now she's wrote to tell me that nae other chap will get her 
I've to meet her every night, and three times on a Sunday
So I'm going back to make mine, I get the boat on Monday

This Harry Lauder song was collected from the singing of Lucy Stewart by Kenneth Goldstein in 1959. You can hear the recording on the excellent Tobar an Dualchais / Kist o Riches website.

Not to be confused with the more famous folksong also called Queen amang the Heather (RN375), also sung by members of the famous Stewart family from Blairgowrie. You can find more about that song on the MainlyNorfolk website

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