BENFORTH. 25 



Where gowans sweet in the dewy weet, 



Where cowslips and primroses bloom, 

 Where the dew-drop hings on the blue-bell's rim, 



An' the wild thyme springs, she loves to roam. 

 When the lavrock spreads his wings in rapture, 



An' sings his sang to heaven's span, 

 His joyfu' sang o' liberty, 



To the Flower 0' Kielder, bonnie Ann. - 



Where e'er the lovely lassie wander, 



Wi' Eden fair it seems to vie ; 

 An' O ! the scene o' glorious grandeur, 



Might bring an angel frae the sky. 

 Sing thy sweet sang, thou lark, in gladness, 



Bloom flow'rets fair on ilka han', 

 Flow sparkling streams in sunny beams, 



For the Flower o' Kielder, bonnie Ann. 



SEE yonder gallant band, 

 Leaving the English strand, 

 And away to a strange land, 



To ply the fleet oar ; 

 With Kenforth their captain brave, 

 Over the bounding wave, 

 Proud Albion's fame to save, 



On Columbia's wild shore, 



