Bonnie Kellswater
Love and Life in Bonnie Kellswater: A Musical Tale
Lyrics
Here's a health to you, bonnie Kellswater
Toast to the prosperity and well-being of Bonnie Kellswater.
For its there you'll find the pleasures of life
Highlighting the joys and happiness found in Bonnie Kellswater.
And its there you'll find a fishing and farming
Emphasizing the presence of fishing, farming, and the prospect of a lovely wife in Kellswater.
And a bonnie wee girl for your wife
Referring to the availability of a charming girl for marriage in Kellswater.
On the hills and the glens and the valleys
Describing the landscape of hills, glens, and valleys in Kellswater.
Grows the softest of women so fine
Noting the presence of exceptionally gentle and refined women in the region.
And the flowers are all dripping with honey
Depicting a rich and fertile environment with flowers full of honey.
There lives Martha, a true love of mine
Introducing Martha as a true love residing in this idyllic setting.
Bonnie Martha, you're the first girl I courted
Acknowledging Martha as the first romantic interest, capturing the heart of the speaker.
You're the one put my heart in a snare
Expressing the emotional impact Martha had on the speaker.
And if ever I should lose you to another
Contemplating the possibility of losing Martha to someone else.
I will leave my Kellswater so fair
Declaring the intention to leave Kellswater if Martha is lost to another.
For this one and that one may court her
Recognizing that others may court Martha, but the speaker sees her as irreplaceable.
But no other can take her from me
Asserting the exclusivity of the speaker's love for Martha.
For I love her as I love my Kellswater
Comparing the depth of love for Martha to the love for Kellswater itself.
Like the primrose is loved by the bee
Using the analogy of a bee loving a primrose to express the intensity of the speaker's love.
Here's a health to you, bonnie Kellswater
Reiterating a toast to the well-being of Bonnie Kellswater.
For its there you'll find the pleasures of life
Echoing the sentiments of line 2, emphasizing the pleasures of life in Kellswater.
And its there you'll find a fishing and farming
Repeating the activities of fishing, farming, and the availability of a charming wife in Kellswater.
And a bonnie wee girl for your wife
Reiterating the prospect of finding a bonnie wee girl for marriage in Kellswater.
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