The Bluebells of Scotland is the usual modern name for a Scottish folk song Roud # 13849. It was written by Dora Jordan an English actress and writer. First published in 1801.

As with most folk songs it exists in multiple versions. In the version printed in 1803 in the Scots Musical Museum with `blue bells` in the title and a different tune to the current one the words are

O where and O where does your highland laddie dwell;
O where and O where does your highland laddie dwell;
He dwells in merry Scotland where the blue bells sweetly smell
And all in my heart I love my laddie well`
A broadside ballad version words only from slightly later in the 19th century makes references to George III and the Napoleonic wars

Oh where and oh where is my highland laddie gone
Oh where and oh where is my highland laddie gone
He`s gone to fight the French for King George upon the throne
And it`s oh in my heart I wish him safe at home

Scottish Songs for George Thomson: `The blue bells of Scotland`, Hob XXXIa:176 (Haydn)
Recorded: December 18-21, 2007, Tibor Varga Foundation Studio, Sion, Switzerland.
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