"My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" is a traditional Scottishfolk song. It may have its origin in the history of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the grandson of the deposed Stuart monarch James II. Many Highland Scots supported Bonnie Prince Charlie's attempt to restore the Stuarts to the English throne in 1745-46 by invading Scotland and England.
The song was famously arranged and recorded by Tony Sheridan with musical backing by The Beatles (who at the time were a little-known beat combo, and were originally credited as the 'Beat Brothers'). It has numerous parody versions. For more information on these parody versions, see "My Bonnie Has Tuberculosis". The first two notes of this song are a Major 6th interval.
My Bonny is over the ocean,
My Bonny is over the sea,
My Bonny is over the ocean,
Oh, bringback my Bonny to me
Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my Bonny to me, to me,
Bring back, bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonny to me.
Well, wind, you blow over the ocean,
Well, wind, you blow over the sea,
Well, wind, you blow over the ocean,
Oh, bring back my Bonny to me
