bonie

He is blamed for someone's death and set to be put to death himself; his wife rides out and ransoms him, and it ends with him saying, "The fairest flower o woman-kind/Is my sweet bonie lady."

water song asakiyume 2008

For my bonie laddie’s young, but he’s growin’ yet.

Song-Lady Mary Ann 1909

Theniel Menzies’ bonie Mary, &c. We lap a’ danc’d the lee-lang day,

Song-Theniel Menzies’ Bonie Mary 1909

They wait on bonie Ann. The captive bands may chain the hands,

Song-Beware o’ Bonie Ann 1909

For it’s like a baumy kiss o’ her sweet, bonie mou; 10

Song-The Posie 1909

Ilk spring they’re new deckit wi’ bonie white yowes.

Song-A Lass wi’ a Tocher 1909

Down by yon stream, and yon bonie castle-green; 10

Song-The Tear-drop-“Wae is my heart” 1909

But the rapturous charm o’ the bonie green knowes,

Song-A Lass wi’ a Tocher 1909

Blythe, blythe, &c. Her bonie face it was as meek15

Song-Blythe was She 1909

Another "Highland Laddie" is also in the "Museum," vol. v., which I take to be Ramsay's original, as he has borrowed the chorus -- "O my bonie Highland lad," &c.

The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Robert Burns 1777