Come over the hills my bonny Irish lad Come over the hills to your darling You choose the rose love and I'll make the vow And I'll be your true love forever Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows And Fair is the lily of the valley Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne But my love is fairer than any 'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed The moon and the stars, they were shining The moon shone its rays on your locks of golden hair You swore you'd be my love forever Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows Fair is the lily of the valley Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne But my love is fairer than any Instrumental It's not for the parting of my sister's gaze It's not for the grief of my mother It's all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass That my heart is breaking forever Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows And Fair is the lily of the valley Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne But my love is fairer than any