« An’ whaur ye been a’ the dayBonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?An’ whaur ye been sae lang awa’My bonnie Heilan laddie? » »Well, I’ve been seekin’ fortune’s roadBonnie lassie, Heilan lassieAn’ there’s money at the whalin’, so I’ve been toldMy bonnie Heilan lassieOh I sailed for the north on a Dundee whalerBonnie lassie, Heilan lassieWell, I sailed for the north as a whalin’ sailorMy bonnie Heilan lassie » »But Greenland’s shores are gray and coldBonnie laddie, Heilan laddieThere’s plenty o’ ice, but no’ much goldMy bonnie Heilan laddieAn’ when will you come back againBonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?You an’ a’ the whalin’ menMy bonnie Heilan laddie? » »Well, I’ll be glad when I get hameBonnie lassie, Heilan lassieAn’ I’ll gie up this whalin’ gameMy bonnie Heilan lassie » »An’ whaur ye been a’ the dayBonnie laddie, Heilan laddie?An’ whaur ye been sae lang awa’My bonnie heilan laddie? »