MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. 



LEAFLET No. II. 

 I. 



My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; 

 My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer; 

 A-chasing the wild deer, and foll'wing the roe, 

 My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go. 



II. 



Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, 

 The birthplace of valour, the country of worth; 

 Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, 

 The hills of the Highlands forever I love. 



III. 



Farewell to the mountains high, covered with snow; 

 Farewell to the straits and green valleys below ; 

 Farewell to the forests and wild hanging woods; 

 Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods. 



IV. 



My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; 

 My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer ; 

 A-chasing the wild deer, and foll'wing the roe, 

 My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go. 



THE SECRET. 



I. 



I know the most beautiful secret, 



The dearest that ever you heard; 

 It's all about something so cunning 



That belongs to a little brown bird; 

 I'd just love to tell you about it, 



I know you'd enjoy it right well; 

 But you see, when the mother bird told me, 



I promised I never would tell, 



I promised I never would tell. 



II. 



It's up in the limb of the oak tree, 

 This thing that she told me about ; 



It's fastened so tight and so cozy 

 That nobody'll ever fall out.' 



I wish I could show you what's in there, 

 And take you to see them, as well ; 



But I can't for I solemnly promised 

 That truly I never would tell, 

 I promised I never would tell. 



III. 

 The oak leaves have kept it well shaded, 



The branches grow round like a screen; 



I'm sure it would never be seen. 

 I do want to tell you about it, 



I'm sure you'd enjoy it so well; 

 But I can't, for you see it's a secret, 



And I promised I never would tell, 



I promised I never would tell. 



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