The Skye Boat Song (Extended) Outlander TV Series Soundtrack COVER

The Skye Boat Song is a Scottish traditional, telling the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the leading figure during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. His effords driving the English out of Scotland and defending the Scottish Highland culture proved futile when the Jacobite army was utterly defeated at Culloden. Bonnie Prince Charlie fled to the Isle of Skye in a small boat. There are two lyric versions for the tune. The one being relevant here is Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1892 poem. The text was adapted to femal