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My Bonny Boys Have Gone (feat. Gretchen Peters)

from Settler by Malcolm MacWatt

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My bonny boys have gone, there was nothing for them here
They thought about it long and their choices were so clear
They could work the stubborn land or an unforgiving sea
Or they could go in search of hope and grand opportunity

So my bonny boys have gone and I hope they send for me
I don’t want to be alone with just my memories
Their father died last year a bitter broken wreck
And I know that they all feared to follow in his footsteps

CH: To Canada, America, Australia
Scattered to the wind like thistle seeds
When the sons of Scotland sail into the distance
The heart of Scotland bleeds

So my bonny boys have gone and my heart is feeling sore
A mother so afraid she’ll see her sons no more
But I smiled and said farewell as I kissed them one last time
My bonny boys have gone and I am left behind

My bonny boys have gone the miles and time don’t fade
My fierce and tender love for the children I have raised
I hope that they’ll be fine, they’re good and brave and strong
But I cannot help but cry for my bonny boys have gone

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from Settler, released November 25, 2021
Vocals by Gretchen Peters

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Malcolm MacWatt London, UK

“MacWatt will doubtless be considered among the best of the new breed of folksingers and songwriters, who speak of the past as a way to perhaps understand it and move forward” Stephen Rapid, Lonesome Highway

“He shines as a singer and he shines as an interpreter of the eternal folk songbook,” Tom Brosseau, The Great American Folk Show, North Dakota
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