[intro | instrumental | harp arpeggios soft | low flute enters after 8 bars | natural room reverb only] [verse 1 | male tenor lead | warm lyrical tone | Celtic inflection gentle | intimate dynamic] By the bonnie banks and by the bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond, Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae, On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. [chorus | duet | tenor + contralto balanced | contralto chest-dominant dark timbre low register | no soprano lift] O you take the high road, And I'll take the low road, And I'll be in Scotland a’fore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. [instrumental | 8 bars | harp + fiddle + low flute weave | soft bodhrán heartbeat] [verse 2 | female contralto lead | chest register | dark timbre | non-breathy | controlled vibrato] ’Twas there that we parted, in yon shady glen, On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond, Where in soft purple hue the highland hills we view, And the moon coming out in the gloaming. [chorus | duet | maintain contralto low resonance | equal blend | no tonal brightening] O you take the high road, And I'll take the low road, And I'll be in Scotland a’fore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. [instrumental | 16 bars | low flute melody | fiddle counterline | gentle 6/8 sway] [verse 3] [female contralto lead | low warm tone | rounded vowels] The wee birdies sing and the wildflowers spring, And in sunshine the waters are sleeping. [male tenor lead | warm somber tone | modest brightness only] But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again, Though the waeful may cease from their grieving. [chorus | duet | blended | contralto low resonance reinforced | tenor gentle swell] O you take the high road, And I'll take the low road, And I'll be in Scotland a’fore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond. [Chorus - male and female duet vocal together] O you take the high road, and I'll take the low road, And I'll be in Scotland a'fore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond. [Chorus - male and female duet vocal together] O you take the high road, and I'll take the low road, And I'll be in Scotland a'fore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond. [refrain | soft duet | intimate fade] On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lom ond. [outro | instrumental - 16 bars| harp lead | low flute final motif | natural room tail] [end]
