The Rowan Tree Lyrics - A Health To The Ladies - Craig Herbertson

Oh rowan tree, oh rowan tree 

Thou'lt aya be dear to thee 

Entwined thou art wi' many ties 

O'hame and infancy 

Thy leaves were aye the first of spring 

Thy flowers the summer's pride 

There was nae sic a bonnie tree 

In a' the country side 

Oh rowan tree 

How fair you were in summer time 

Wi' a'thy clusters white 

How rich and gay thy autumn dress, 

Wi' berries red and bright! 

On thy fair stem were mony names 

Which now nae mair I see 

But they're engraven on my heart, 

Forget they ne'er can be 

Oh rowan tree 

We sat aneath thy spreadin' shade 

The bairnies round thee ran 

They pu'd they bonnie berries red, 

And necklaces they strang 

My mither, oh! I see her still, 

She smil'd our sports to see 

Wi' little jeannie on her lap, 

And jamie on her knee 

Oh rowan tree 

Oh there arose my father's pray'r 

In holy ev'ning's calm 

How sweet was them my mother's voice, 

In the martyrs' psalm 

Now a'are gane! 

We meet nae mair aneath the rowan tree 

But hallow'd thoughts around thee twine 

O'hame and infancy 

Oh rowan tree