Skye Boat Song Lyrics

The skye boat song can be heard at the beginning of who stole the bagpipes the second episode in season one of the early 1980s british cartoon dangermouse.

Skye boat song lyrics. Flora is buried at kilmuir on the north coast of skye. The latest skye boat song lyrics from the tv series outlander the word lad used in the version by robert louis stevenson is replaced by lass to reflect the story in the series. Prince charlie near rome where he was born. Loud the winds howl loud the winds roar thunderclouds rend the air baffled our foes stand on the shore.

Lyrics to the skye boat song by the corries. Carry the lad that s born to be king over the sea to skye. This song commemorates the escape of bonnie prince charlie from these shores when flora macdonald took him disguised as a serving maid from uist to skye in a small boat. Sing me a song of a lass that is gone say could that lass be i.

Lyrics to outlander the skye boat song extended by bear mccreary. Skye boat song lyrics. Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing onward the sailors cry carry the lad that s born to be king over the sea to skye loud the wind howls loud the waves roar. Merry of soul he sailed on a day over the sea to skye mull was astern rum on the port eigg on the.

It combined o connor s vocals with whittaker s whistling version a part of his repertoire since at least the mid 1970s. Tom jones lyrics skye boat song speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing onward the sailors cry carry the lad that is born to be king over the sea to skye. The skye boat song lyrics. Sing me a song of a lad that is gone say could that lad be i.

Roger whittaker s duet version with des o connor released in 1986 made the uk top 10. Skye boat song lyrics.