
First published in 1841, this is thought to be a song written at the time of the Jacobite Uprising in 1745.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmaine_(song)"Charmaine" is a popular song written by Erno Rapee, with lyrics by Lew Pollack. The song was written in 1926 and published in 1927. However, Desmond Carrington on his BBC Radio 2 programme marked the song's writing as being in 1913.
The song was originally in waltz time, but later versions were in common time.