"Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem by William Douglas (1672?–1748) of Dumfries and Galloway. The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Scott in 1834/5. The song is also known as "Maxwelton Braes".
Read more about Annie Laurie: William Douglas, Anna Laurie's Later Life, Doubts About Authorship, Lady John Scott's Additions, Trivia
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“Annie Laurie
Gie’d me her promise true;
Gie’d me her promise true,
Which ne’er forgot will be;
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I’d lay me doune and dee.”
—William Douglas (1672?–1748)
“They sang of love, and not of fame;
Forgot was Britain’s glory;
Each heart recalled a different name,
But all sang ‘Annie Laurie.’”
—Bayard Taylor (1825–1878)