Wild Mountain Thyme

(wild mountain thyme) Wild Mountain Thyme is an old Scottish tune attributed to Francis McPeake. It is popular in Scottish circles and sweeps the listener home to the highlands.

1. Oh the Summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go........ And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme From around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go . 2. I will build my love a bower Near yon pure crystal fountain And on it I will pile All the flowers of the mountain Will ye go lassie go............ And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme From around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go . 3. If my true love she were gone I will surely find no other Where wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go........... And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme From around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go

Vocabularysweetly- pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed

blooming- glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness wild mountain thyme- plant species growing on the mountain. Will ye go lassie go- will you go lassie? lassie- girl or young woman. pull- in this case pick flowers or plants from out of the ground. heather-shrubs, greenery or other plant life. build- to put together or construct. bower- A tree limb or branch used to sit upon. yon- short for “yonder” meaning “ over there” crystal fountain- pure clean pool or stream of water. pile- To put on top of. surely- without any doubt. near- close to.

4. Oh the Summer time is coming

And the trees are _______ blooming And the wild ___________ thyme. All around the _________ ________. Will ye go lassie go........ And we'll all go together To pull _____ mountain _______. From around the _________ heather Will ye go lassie go . 5. I will _____ my love a _____ ____ ____ pure _______ fountain And on it I will ______ All the flowers of the mountain ____ ye go _____ go............ And we'll all go together To _____wild __________thyme From around the blooming ________. Will __ __ lassie ___ . 6. If my true love she were gone I will ______ find no other Where wild mountain _____. All around the _________ _________. _____ ___ go ______ go........... And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme From around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go

Comprehension questions: 1. What is this song mainly about? a) mountain climbing

b) romantic courtship

c) gathering plants/flowers

2. What images are mostly used in this song? a) physical beauty of a woman

b) plants/flowers and nature

3. Why might this song be more about Scotland than a girl? is it?

wild heather

stream in woods

wild mountain thyme

bower

highlands in Scotland