Jean Redpath
Well, this bums my stone. I didn't realize she died last year on August 21st. I grew up listening to her music.
"As I was walking o'er yon hill
It was a pleasant evening
'Twas there I spied a bonny lass
Skipping barefoot through the heather
And oh but she was neatly dressed
She needed neither cap nor feather
She was the queen among them all
Skipping barefoot through the heather
Her gown, it was a bonny blue
Her petticoat, a pheasant color
And in between the stripes was seen
Shining bales of blooming heather
Says I then, "Lassie, will you go wi' me?
Will you go wi' me and leave the heather?
It's silks and satins you shall have
If you'll wi' me and leave the heather"
Says she, "Kind sir, your offer's good
It's well I ken you will deceive me
So gin I gie my love all o'er
It's better no I've never seen ye"
And oh but she was neatly dressed
She needed neither cap nor feather
She was the queen among them all
Skipping barefoot through the heather"