"An' whaur ye been a' the day Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie? An' whaur ye been sae lang awa' My bonnie Heilan laddie?" "Well, I've been seekin' fortune's road Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie An' there's money at the whalin', so I've been told My bonnie Heilan lassie Oh I sailed for the north on a Dundee whaler Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie Well, I sailed for the north as a whalin' sailor My bonnie Heilan lassie" "But Greenland's shores are gray and cold Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie There's plenty o' ice, but no' much gold My bonnie Heilan laddie An' when will you come back again Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie? You an' a' the whalin' men My bonnie Heilan laddie?" "Well, I'll be glad when I get hame Bonnie lassie, Heilan lassie An' I'll gie up this whalin' game My bonnie Heilan lassie" "An' whaur ye been a' the day Bonnie laddie, Heilan laddie? An' whaur ye been sae lang awa' My bonnie heilan laddie?"