Interpretation The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond

morag—great 1 in gaelic—referred bonnie prince charlie, fled france after forces defeated. lawing means reckoning in scots. poem continues:

wuddy means hangman s rope, according lang s own notes on poem; dawing dawn. poem continues song s well-known chorus, explains why narrator , true love never meet again:

the poem s narrator vows take violent revenge on english:

sergeant môr john du cameron, supporter of bonnie prince charlie continued fighting outlaw until hanged in 1753.