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TIME'S ALTERATIONS.
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  Come along, come along, with your boatie and your song,
  You twa bonnie maidens, and three bonnie maidens,
  For the nicht it is dark, and the redcoat is gone,
  And you are bravely welcome to Skye again.

There is Flora, my honey, sae dear and sae bonnie,
And ane that is tall and comely withal;
Put the one as my king, and the other as my queen,
And they are dearly welcome to Skye again.
            Come along, &c.

Her arm it is strong, and her petticoat is long,
My ain bonnie maidens, my twa bonnie maidens,
But their bed shall be clean and the heather sae green,
And they are dearly welcome to Skye again.
            Come along, &c.

There's a wind on the tree, and a ship on the sea,
My twa bonnie maidens, and three bonnie maidens,
On the lea of the rock shall your cradle be rocked,
And you're welcome unto the Isle of Skye again.
            Come along, &c.

Time's Alterations.
When this old cap was new,
 'Tis since two hundred year,
No malice then we knew,
 But all things plenty were:
All friendship now decays
 (Believe me this is true),
Which was not in those days
 When this old cap was new.

The nobles of our land
 Were much delighted then
To have at their command
 A crew of lusty men;
Who by their coats were known,
 Of tawny, red or blue,
With crests on their sleeves shown,
 When this old cap was new.

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