(wild mountain thyme)
Wild Mountain Thyme is an old Scottish tune attributed to Francis McPeake. It is popular in
Scottish circles and sweeps the listener home to the highlands.
1. Oh the Summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go........
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go
.
2. I will build my love a bower
Near yon pure crystal fountain
And on it I will pile
All the flowers of the mountain
Will ye go lassie go............
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go
.
3. If my true love she were gone
I will surely find no other
Where wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go...........
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go
Vocabulary-
sweetly- pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed
blooming- glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness
wild mountain thyme- plant species growing on the mountain.
Will ye go lassie go- will you go lassie?
lassie- girl or young woman.
pull- in this case pick flowers or plants from out of the ground.
heather-shrubs, greenery or other plant life.
build- to put together or construct.
bower- A tree limb or branch used to sit upon.
yon- short for “yonder” meaning “ over there”
crystal fountain- pure clean pool or stream of water.
pile- To put on top of.
surely- without any doubt.
near- close to.
4. Oh the Summer time is coming
And the trees are _______ blooming
And the wild ___________ thyme.
All around the _________ ________.
Will ye go lassie go........
And we'll all go together
To pull _____ mountain _______.
From around the _________ heather
Will ye go lassie go
.
5. I will _____ my love a _____
____ ____ pure _______ fountain
And on it I will ______
All the flowers of the mountain
____ ye go _____ go............
And we'll all go together
To _____wild __________thyme
From around the blooming ________.
Will __ __ lassie ___
.
6. If my true love she were gone
I will ______ find no other
Where wild mountain _____.
All around the _________ _________.
_____ ___ go ______ go...........
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go
Comprehension questions:
1. What is this song mainly about?
a) mountain climbing b) romantic courtship c) gathering plants/flowers
2. What images are mostly used in this song?
a) physical beauty of a woman b) plants/flowers and nature
3. Why might this song be more about Scotland than a girl? is it?
wild heather wild mountain thyme bower
stream in woods highlands in Scotland
