A popular song from 1910.
Words by Jack Drislane.
Music by Geo. W. Meyer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. While the rising sun shone o’er Killarney’s hills
And the songbirds welcomed forth the day
Came a Highland Laddie over rocks and rills
To a Colleen he’d a word to say
Back in Bonnie Scotland just behind a highball town
I’ve a cozy cabin built for two
Fit for any queen although without a crown
But it needs a lassie and that lassie’s none but you
CHORUS
Kerryanna, change your manner, come away with me
Back to old Dundee
Dance and sing the Highland Fling
Leave your Barney, with his blarney, and his gift of gab
Then you’ll look dandy with your handy Andy McNab
2. Every little move she made, poor Andy’d watch
Thinking that her answer would be “yes”
When he said to her, you’re sweet as butterscotch
She just said, “You’ve got another guess
If a lassie meets a laddie, that don’t say they’re wed
I could never wear those crazy quilts
Andy pleaded but she only said to him
Scotland may be Scotland but I don’t look good in kilts