Long ’ere Her Majesty the Queen + 

Had visited of Aberdeen, + 

’Ere she in castle did abide + 

’Mong glorious hills on the Dee side, + 

Or visited each Highland glen, + 

Or won the hearts of Highland men, + 

Here oft’ was seen in celtic dress + 

Two Stewarts brave in Inverness, + 

Well worthy of the poet’s lyre. + 

They claimed Prince Charlie as grandsire, + 

And that they also did combine + 

Stuart with Royal Polish line, + 

Their names Sobieskie, Stuart, + 

They won many a Highland heart, + 

But Royal order did go forth + 

To build Balmoral Castle North, + 

Then wondrous change was quickly seen, + 

All hearts were captured by the Queen. + 