Max Plowman

Here you will find thePoemBonnie Callanderof poet Max Plowman

Bonnie Callander

Chorus -- Bonnie Helen, will you go to Callander with me And gaze upon its beauties and romantic scenery Dear Helen, it will help to drive all sorrow away; Therefore come, sweet Helen, and let's have a holiday. Callander is a pretty little town most lovely to see, Situated in the midst of mountains towering frowningly; And Ben Ledi is the chief amongst them and famous in history, Looking stern and rugged in all its majesty. Chorus And as for Bracklinn Falls, they are impressive to sight, Especially the Keltie, which will the visitor's heart delight, With its bonnie banks bordered with beautiful trees, And the effect would be sure the spectator to please. Chorus The hawthorn hedges and the beautiful wild flowers Will help to enliven the scene and while away the hours; And as the spectator gazes upon Keltie waterfall, The rumbling and fumbling of the water does his heart appall. Chorus As it makes one fearful plunge into a yawning abyss below, Fifty or sixty feet beneath, where it splashes to and fro, And seethes and boils in a great deep pool, And the sweet, fragrant air around it is very cool. Chorus 'Tis said two lovers met there with a tragic fate. Alas! poor souls, and no one near to extricate. The rail of the bridge upon which they were leaning gave way, And they were drowned in the boiling gulf. Oh, horror and dismay! Chorus The Pass of Leny is most wild and amazing to see, With its beetling crags and towering mountains and romantic scenery; And the brawling Leny, with its little waterfalls, Will repay the visitor for the time occupied any time he calls. Chorus Then lovers of the picturesque make haste and go away To the pretty little village of Callander without delay, And breathe the fresh air in the harvest time, And revel amongst romantic scenery in the beautiful sunshine.