Wae be tae the orders that mairched my love awa'
And wae be tae the cruel cause that gars my tears doon fa'
Wae be tae the bluidy wars in High Germany
For they hae ta'en my love and left a broken heart tae me
The drums come sounding up the street before the screich o' day
And the wee, wee fifes played loud and shrill while yet the morn was gray
And the bonnie flags were a' unfurled, a gallant sicht tae see
But wae's me for my sodger lad that marched tae Germany
O' lang, lang is the traivel tae the bonnie pier o' Leith
And dreich it is tae gang wi' the snawdrift in the teeth
And oh the cauld wind froze the tear that gathered in ma e'e
When I gaed there tae see my love embark for Germany
Oh I looked o'er the braid blue sea as far as could be seen
The wee, wee sail upon the ship my sodger lad was in
But oh the wind blew cauld and snell and the ship sailed speedily
And the waves and cruel wars hae twined my winsome lad frae me
Wae be tae the orders that mairched my love awa'
And wae be tae the cruel cause that gars my tears doon fa'
Wae be tae the bluidy wars in High Germany
For they hae ta'en my love and left a broken heart tae me!
And wae be tae the cruel cause that gars my tears doon fa'
Wae be tae the bluidy wars in High Germany
For they hae ta'en my love and left a broken heart tae me
The drums come sounding up the street before the screich o' day
And the wee, wee fifes played loud and shrill while yet the morn was gray
And the bonnie flags were a' unfurled, a gallant sicht tae see
But wae's me for my sodger lad that marched tae Germany
O' lang, lang is the traivel tae the bonnie pier o' Leith
And dreich it is tae gang wi' the snawdrift in the teeth
And oh the cauld wind froze the tear that gathered in ma e'e
When I gaed there tae see my love embark for Germany
Oh I looked o'er the braid blue sea as far as could be seen
The wee, wee sail upon the ship my sodger lad was in
But oh the wind blew cauld and snell and the ship sailed speedily
And the waves and cruel wars hae twined my winsome lad frae me
Wae be tae the orders that mairched my love awa'
And wae be tae the cruel cause that gars my tears doon fa'
Wae be tae the bluidy wars in High Germany
For they hae ta'en my love and left a broken heart tae me!
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