speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing onward the sailors cry carry the the lad that s born to be king over the sea to skye loud the winds howl lous the waves roar thunderclouds rend the air baffled our foes stand by the shore follow they will not dare speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing onward the sailors cry carry the the lad that s born to be king over the sea to skye though the waves leap soft shall ya sleep oceans a royal bed rocked in the deep flora will keep watch by your weary head speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing onward the sailors cry carry the the lad that s born to be king over the sea to skye