Origin: Scottish Traditional (18th-19th century)
Key: F Major
"You'll take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland afore ye..."
One of Scotland's most beloved songs, possibly written about the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The "low road" may refer to the supernatural path a spirit takes to return home after death. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland's most beautiful lakes.