o blow the winds o'er the ocean

Speranza 1870 bring back bring back bring back my bonnie to me to me my Bonnie lies over the ocean my Bonnie lies over the sea my Bonnie lies over the ocean o bring back my Bonnie to me last night as I lay on my pillow last night as I lay on my bed last night as I lay on my pillow I dreamt that my bonnie was dead o blow the winds o'er the ocean and blow the winds o'er the sea o blow the winds o'er the ocean and bring back my bonnie to me the winds have blown over the ocean the winds have blown over the sea the winds have blown over the ocean and brought back my bonnie to me. The origin of the song is unknown. It is often suggested that the subject of the song may be Charles Edward Stuart ('Bonnie Prince Charlie') published sheet music for "Bring Back My Bonnie To Me". Theodore Raph (in "American song treasury: 100 favorites") writes that people were requesting the song at sheet music stores already in the 1870s -- if not earlier.