A sweet and lyrical tune, My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean is a beautiful Scottish folk song that is sung in many countries around the world and has been recorded by top artists, including the Beatles. It is sometimes known as simply, My Bonnie as a way to emphasize the subject of the rhyme.
The origins of the song aren’t known, but the music appears to have first been printed in 1881 under the title of “Bring My Bonnie Back to Me”.
As no one knows who the original composer is, the identity of Bonnie remains a mystery. It’s possible that it refers to Bonnie Prince Charlie with Jacobite supporters able to claim ambiguity if they were caught singing the song but it tends to be recognized more as a love song these days, telling the tale of a person who longs for their loved one to come home again.
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean Lyrics
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me…
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
O blow ye winds over the ocean
o blow ye winds over the sea
O blow ye winds over the ocean
and bring back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamt that my Bonnie was dead
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
The winds have blown over the ocean
The winds have blown over the sea
The winds have blown over the ocean
And brought back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean Music Sheet
