Battlefield Band - Bonny Jeannie Deans by The Battlefield Band lyrics

This is the story o the Bonny Jeannie Deans She was a paddle steamer built in Goven She left her shilkeigh in 1931 To serve at Regan Doren Throughout her days on the firthful Clyde She plied her tread with grace and charm She won the hearts of sailin' men Fre attica te addin Chorus: And she would waltz around the kiles Her paddles turnin' The waters churnin' As brow as Zonnie o de Queens She was the Bonny Jeannie Deans My name is William Geddis I was once her engineer They said for fun that I would grace the seagulls I telt the captain the Jeannie was a star So he challenged all her rivals She took 'em on and outran them all And brought me joy and great satisfaction I telt the firemen te leave the coal And join the celebration Chorus On summer days ye'd often see her sail The coastal waters as far as Patty's Milestone Her mighty engines were always polished fine And perpetually in motion In winter time she would be repaired And painted up 'ore the comin' season And in the springtime she'd reappear Steaming out to the horizon Chorus The day arrived upon the firthful Clyde The Jeannie Deans made her last departure She went to London and then she was retired Te antenon and the breakers The Jeannie Deans may well be gone But she's remembered and all the harbors Will never see her likes again Come sailin' on these waters And she would waltz around the kiles Her paddles turnin' The waters churnin' As brow as Zonnie o de Queens (As Zonnie o de Queens) She was the Bonny Jeannie Deans --- .