My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea.
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
Please bring back my Bonnie to me.
Bring back,
Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.
Bring back,
Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
Last night as I slept on my pillow,
Last night as I slept on my bed,
Last night as I slept on my pillow,
I dreamt that my Bonnie was dead.
Bring back,
Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.
Bring back,
Bring back,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.

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What are the words to My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean?
The lyrics to My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean are: My Bonnie lies over the ocean, / My Bonnie lies over the sea. / My Bonnie lies over the ocean, / Please bring back my Bonnie to me. / Bring back, / Bring back, ... Read the full 20-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean have?
"My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" has 20 lines of verse.

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