"Flowers of Edinburgh" is a traditional fiddle tune, of eighteenth century Scottish lineage.

According to a self-deprecating secondary report in A Native's Guide to Edinburgh by Tom Mc Rae,[1] the stench from the loch permeated the old city and probably gave rise to the traditional tune "The Flowers of Edinburgh."

However, The "Traditional Tune Archives" website gives a more convincing explanation of the genesis of the title, such as that it probably was originally "The Flower (singular) of Edinburgh" and referred to a woman.

The "Traditional Tune Archives" website gives an earlier date of c 1737 by John Walsh in "Caledonian Country Dances Vol 2".

[5] G Major (one sharp) There are over 100 recordings of the song, including the following: Blata Duin-Eudain, Knuckle Down, My Love was Once a Bonnie Lad, My Love's Bonny When She Smiles on Me, To the Battle Men of Erin, The Weobley Hankie Dance, The Weobley Hanky Dance.