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Intro]
Dm Em F G (2x)
Verse 1
C F C
"An' whaur ye been a' the day
G F G
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?
C F C
An' whaur ye been sae lang awa'
F G
My bonnie Heilan laddie?"
Verse 2
F C
"Well, I've been seekin' fortune's road
G F G
Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie
F C
An' there's money at the whalin', so I've been told
F G
My bonnie Heilan lassie"
Verse 3
C F C
"Oh, I sailed for the north on a Dundee whaler
G F G
Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie
C F C
Well, I sailed for the north as a whalin' sailor
F G
My bonnie Heilan lassie"
Verse 4
F C
"But Greenland's shores are grey and cold
G F G
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie
F C
There's plenty o' ice, but no' much gold
F G
My bonnie Heilan laddie"
Instrumental
Dm Em F G (4x)
Verse 5
C F C
"An' when will you come back again
G F G
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?
C F C
You an' a' the whalin' men
F G
My bonnie Heilan laddie?"
Verse 6
F C
"Well, I'll be glad when I get hame
G F G
Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie
F C
An' I'll gie up this whalin' game
F G
My bonnie Heilan lassie"
Verse 7
C F C
"An' whaur ye been a' the day
G F G
Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?
C F C
An' whaur ye been sae lang awa'
F G
My bonnie Heilan laddie?"

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