Flow Gently, Sweet Afton — Jason Paul performance

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Flow Gently, Sweet Afton [1791] – Robert Burns, James Sanderson | Jason Paul, acoustic folk ballad

January 13, 2026

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Verse 1

Flow Egently sweet Afton, aAmong thy green Ebraes

Flow gently, BI'll Esing thee a song in F#7thy Bpraise.

My EMary's asleep by thy Amurmuring Estream

Flow gently Bsweet EAfton, AdisEurb not B7her Edream.

ThouB stockdove whose echo reF#7sounds from the Bglen

Ye wild whistling blackbirds in F#7yon thorny Bden

B9thou Egreen crested lapwing, thy Ascreaming forEbear

I charge you, BdisEturb not Amy EslumberB7ing Efair.

Verse 2

How Elofty sweet Afton, thy Aneighboring Ehills

Far marked with Bthe Ecourses of clear windF#7ing Brills

There Edaily I wander as Amorn rises Ehigh

My flocks and Bmy EMary's Asweet Ecot in B7my Eeye

How Bpleasant thy banks and green F#7valleys beBlow

Where wild in the woodlands the F#7primroses Bblow

B9There Eoft as mild evening creeps Aover the Elea

The sweet scented Bbirk Eshades Amy EMary B7and Eme

Verse 3

Thy Ecrystal stream Afton, how Alovely it Eglides

And winds by Bthe Ecot where my Mary F#7reBsides

How Ewanton thy waters her Asnowy feet Elave

As gath'ring Bsweet Eflow'rets, Ashe Estems thy B7clear Ewave

Flow Bgently sweet Afton, aF#7mong thy green Bbraes

Flow gently sweet river, the F#7theme of my Elays

B9My EMary's asleep by thy Amurmoring Estream

Flow gently Bsweet EAfton, AdisEturb not B7her Edream

“Flow Gently, Sweet Afton” is based on a poem written in 1791 by Robert Burns and later set to music by James Sanderson. Named for the River Afton in Ayrshire, Scotland, the song has been recorded by artists including Jo Stafford. Performed here by Jason Paul as a solo acoustic folk ballad for guitar and voice. Details: – Song: Flow Gently, Sweet Afton – Poem: Robert Burns (1791), Ayrshire – Music: James Sanderson – Performance: Solo acoustic folk ballad, guitar and voice