Verse 1:
Maxwellton braes are bonnie,
Where early falls the dew,
And it’s there that Annie Laurie
She gave me her promise.
She gave me her promise,
Which I’ll never forget, you'll see;
And for Bonnie Annie Laurie,
I’d lay me down and dee.

Chorus:
Oh, swing it slowly; let the rhythm flow.
In the moonlight’s softest glow.
Jazz it up, let your heartstrings show,
For bonnie Annie Laurie, I’d lay me down and dee.

Verse 2:
Her brow is like a snowdrift.
Her neck is like a swan.
Her face is the fairest.
That's when the sun shone.
That e’er the sun shone on,
And dark blue is her eye.
And for Bonnie Annie Laurie,
I’d lay me down and dee.

Chorus:
Oh, swing it slowly; let the rhythm flow.
In the moonlight’s softest glow.
Jazz it up, let your heartstrings show,
For bonnie Annie Laurie, I’d lay me down and dee.

Bridge:
Like dew on the gowan lying,
Is it the fall of her fairy feet?
And like winds in summer sighing,
Her voice is low and sweet.
Her voice is low and sweet.
And she’s all the world to me.
And for Bonnie Annie Laurie,
I’d lay me down and dee.

Chorus:
Oh, swing it slowly; let the rhythm flow.
In the moonlight’s softest glow.
Jazz it up, let your heartstrings show,
For bonnie Annie Laurie, I’d lay me down and dee.

Outro:
So let the music softly play.
In the night and through the day.
For my love, my Annie Laurie,
In my heart, she'll always stay.
And for Bonnie Annie Laurie,
I’d lay me down and dee.