Charlie is m' darling, m' darling, m' darling,
Charlie is m' darling, the young Chevalier.


'Twas on a Monday morning
Right early in the year,
When Charlie cam' to our town
The young Chevalier.
Charlie is m' darling, m' darling, m' darling,
Charlie is m' darling, the young Chevalier.

As he cam' marching up the street,
The pipes played loud and clear,
And a' the folks cam' running out
To meet the Chevalier.
Charlie is, etc.

Wi' Hieland bonnets on their heads,
And cla'mores bright and clear,
Thet cam' to fight for Scotland's right
And the young Chevalier.
Charlie is, etc.

They've left their bonnie Hieland hills,
Their wives and bairnies dear,
To draw the sword for Scotland;s Lord,
The young Chevalier.
Charlie is, etc



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Source: Singing Together, Autumn 1969, BBC Publications

Notes:
This particular text was written by Lady Nairne; it appeared anonymously in The Scotish Minstrel, 1820. There are others by Burns, Hogg and Captain Charles Grey. The final verse is omitted here:

Oh, there were mony beating hearts,
And mony a hope and fear,
And mony were the prayers put up
For the young Chevalier.



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