I have heard the mavis singing
His love song to the morn'
I have seen the dew drop clinging
To the rose just newly born
But a sweeter song has cheered me
At the evening's gentle close
And I've seen an eye still brighter
Than the dew drop on the rose

'Twas your voice, my gentle Mary
And your artless winning smile
That made this world an Eden
Bonny Mary of Argyle

[Chorus]
Though your voice may lose its sweetness
And your eye its brightness too
Though your step may lose its fleetness
And your hair its sunny hue
Still to me will you be dearer
Than all the world shall own
I have loved you for your beauty
But not for that alone

I have watched your heart, dear Mary
And its goodness was the wile
That has made you mine forever
Bonny Mary of Argyle
[Chorus]
Still to me will you be dearer
Than all the world shall own
I have loved you for your beauty
But not for that alone
I have watched your heart, dear Mary
And its goodness was the wile
That has made you mine forever
Bonny Mary of Argyle