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 winds howl, loud the waves roar,
Thunderclaps rend the air;
Baffled, our foes stand by the shore,
Follow they will not dare.

chorus

Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep,
Ocean’s a royal bed.
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep
Watch by your weary head.

chorus

Burned are their homes, exile and death
Scatter the loyal men;
Yet ere the sword cool in the sheath
Charlie will come again.

chorus

VIEW SCORE

SATB SCORE (PDF)
TTBB SCORE (PDF)

ORDER SHEET MUSIC

concerned about the minimum order of 12 copies? no worries – please click here

VISIT COMPOSER PAGE

To see other available compositions by Stephen Smith