Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-03 | Page 7 | America's Favorite Songs

V ny MY BONNIE DONNIE t Characteristic Characteristic of Americas America's im- im u part singing is My Dona Bon Don I a nie Ic V No matter what may have been Its origin the harmonic style as aswell i well a as the contour of ot the melody Identity identify it with a type of close harmony liar liar- har- har I mony singing which Is essential essentially y I American SIMPLE AND AiD SAD I The simplicity of My Bonnie makes It des deserve ive i've a place among the songs tha Uta people of all ages love to sing The tinge of sadness Inherent In n tho line My Bonnie lies over the ocean has caused some to change lies Ues to Is for the sake of ot a n. cheery mood However the he text probably Is at its best when whenn in n the original form for then ita it expresses expresses' a deep emotional long long- Ing ng Some ome of ot the he revelers in our long long-I pre pre- days evidently decided to take ako the curse of too much sadness off the song for they pla playfully tully affixed affixed affixed af- af fixed the V phrase dead drunk to I this sombre line I I I This song is another that belongs in the class of college songs that Dad us used d to sing I I My Bonnie lies Ites over the ocean I My Bonnie lies over the sea My Bonnie lies over the ocean Oh bring back my Bonnie to me Bring back bring back Bring back bacle my any Bonnie to me rae to me Bring back bring back O 0 bring back my BonnIe to me O 0 blow ys ye e winds over the V ocean ocean And blow ye wind winds over the V sea 0 o blow ye winds 1 over the ocean And bring back my Bonnie to tome me Last night as I lay on m my pulow pil pu- low Last night as I lay on on m my bed Last night as I Ilay lay on my pillow pillow pil pil- low I 1 that my Bonnie was dead V The winds have ha blown tho ocean The winds Iuds have blown over the sea sea The winds have blown over the ocean And brot back my Bonnie to me