o ye'll tak' the high road, and ah'll take the low road -- 1841

Speranza 1841 o ye'll tak' the high road, and Ah'll tak' the low road and Ah'll be in Scotlan' afore ye fir me an' my true love will ne-er meet again on the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'. by yon bonnie banks an' by yon bonnie braes whaur the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond where me and my true love were ever lak tae gae on the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'. 'twas there that we perted in yon shady glen on the steep, steep sides o' Ben Lomon' whaur in soft purple hue, the hielan hills we view an' the moon comin' oot in the gloamin’. the wee birdies sing an' the wild flouers spring an' in sunshine the waters are sleeping but the broken heart, it kens nae second spring again tho' the waeful may cease frae their greetin'. --- From “Vocal Melodies of Scotland”, 1841.