My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
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"My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" is a traditional Scottish folk song.
Pure conjecture: It may have its origin in the history of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the grandson of the deposed Stuart monarch James II. Many Highland Scots supported Bonnie Prince Charlie's attempt to restore the Stuarts to the English throne in 1745-46 by invading Scotland and England.
The song was famously arranged and recorded by Tony Sheridan with musical backing by The Beatles featuring Pete Best on drums (who at the time were a little-known beat combo, and were originally credited as the 'Beat Brothers').
It has numerous parody versions. For more information on these parody versions, see "My Bonnie Has Tuberculosis". The first two notes of this song are a Major 6th interval.
The lyrics are as follows:
- My Bonnie lies over the ocean
- My Bonnie lies over the sea
- My Bonnie lies over the ocean
- Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me
- Last night as I lay on my pillow
- Last night as I lay on my bed
- Last night as I lay on my pillow
- I dreamed that my Bonnie was dead
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me
- Oh blow ye the winds o'er the ocean
- And blow ye the winds o'er the sea
- Oh blow ye the winds o'er the ocean
- And bring back my Bonnie to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me
- The winds have blown over the ocean
- The winds have blown over the sea
- The winds have blown over the ocean
- And brought back my Bonnie to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
- Bring back, bring back
- Bring back my Bonnie to me
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Popular culture references
- Max Fleischer and his brother Dave Fleischer filmed this song in DeForest Phonofilm and released it in September 1925 as part of their Song Car-Tunes series. This was the first film to use the "follow the bouncing ball" gimmick.
- Sung by characters Mother Mormon and Harper in second act of Tony Kushner's Angels in America.
- The lyrics of the chorus are used in the song Bonnie Taylor Shakedown... 2K1 and Bonnie Taylor Shakedown... 2K4 by hellogoodbye.
- This song is played by the band in the film Late Summer Blues.
- The character Mary Lamblen sings this song in the 2003 film Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy.
- This song is performed by the Singing Bush in the film The Three Amigos.
- The first verse and chorus are sung by Zooey Deschanel's character in the film Winter Passing.
- Ray Charles performed a soul version of the song (watch on Youtube).
- On an episode of the popular late '60's situation comedy Family Affair, the twins, Buffy (Anissa Jones) and Jody (Johnny Whitaker), both do renditions of this song. Buffy has a hard time with the song (though she tries) and is quite off-key, but Jody has an easier time with it and sings it in tune.
- My Bunny Lies Over The Sea a Bugs Bunny episode, 1948
- The song also appeared in the Japanese film "Moon Child"
- On an episode King of the Hill, Bobby sings a parody pertaining to Connie during music class while the rest of the class sing it properly.
- Jerry Lee Lewis recorded his version of the song in 1960.
- The Real McKenzies recorded their version of the song in 1995.
- The melody was parodied in the hit Chicago musical "My Marionette" directed by Vincent Chia at the Steppenwolf Theatre
- The song Yes, We Have No Bananas contains the "bring back my Bonnie to me" refrain.
- The refrain of the song Aryeh, Aryeh, written by Aryeh Bernstein about the Jewish Legion in World War I, is sung to the melody of My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean.
- The Brothers-In-Law recorded a version of this song entitled "Oh How The Money Rolls In", which can be heard on their debut album, Oh! Oh! Canada
- Lucille Ball sings the song as a contestant on a TV quiz show in the 1951 I Love Lucy episode "The Quiz Show."
- In Uncle Scrooge issue 60, Scrooge McDuck's money bin is opened by singing this song on a flute.
- In an episode of the animated series "The Simpsons" Bart fantasises about that he can make principal Skinner sing the song.
- In an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Emma asks Kelly to teach her My Bonnie on the guitar and Kelly later performs the first verse for her at her house.
- The Elite Dair use part of the song in their song "Can't Recall The Alcohol"
- In their 1945 film "The Naughty Nineties", Lou Costello attempts to sing this song against Bud Abbott's misinterpreted stage directions. Abbott and Costello also resurrected this skit in one of their syndicated half-hour shows from the early 1950's.
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