Yon rosebuds in the morning dew How pure amang the leaves sae green But purer was the lover's vow They witnessed in their shade yestreen Chorus: Bonnie was yon rosie briar That bloomed sae far from haunt o' man Bonnie she and o' how dear It shaded frae the evening sun All in its rude and prickly bower That crimson rose, how sweet and fair But love is far the fairer flower Amid life's thorny path o' care Chorus