One evening for pleasure I rambled to view   The fair fields all alone   Down by the banks of Loch Eiron   Where beauty and pleasure were known      I spied a fair maid at her labor   Which caused me to stay for a while   And I thought of a goddess to beauty   Bloomin' bright star of Bright Isle      I humbled myself to her beauty   Fair maiden, where do you belong?   Are you from heaven descended   Abiding in Cupid's fair throne?      Young man, I will tell you a secret   It's true, I'm a maid that is poor   And to part from my vows and my promise   Is more than my heart can endure      Therefore I remain at my service   And go through all my hardship and toil   And wait for the lad that has left me   All alone on the banks of Belle Isle      Young maiden, I wish not to banter   It's true I come here in disguise   I came here to fulfill our last promise   And hope to give you a surprise      I've known you're a maid I love dearly   And you've been in my heart all the while   For me there is no other damsel   Than my bloomin' bright star of Belle Isle