Lay me doon in the caul caul groon Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun Lay me doon in the caul caul groon Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun
When they come a wull staun ma groon Staun ma groon al nae be afraid
Thoughts awe hame tak awa ma fear Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears
Ains a year say a prayer faur me Close yir een an remember me
Nair mair shall a see the sun For a fell tae a Germans gun
Lay me doon in the caul caul groon Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun
Lay me doon in the caul caul groon Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun
English Translation Lay me down in the cold cold ground Where before many more have gone Lay me down in the cold cold ground Where before many more have gone
When they come I will stand my ground Stand my ground I’ll not be afraid
Thoughts of home take away my fear Sweat and blood hide my veil of tears
Once a year say a prayer for me Close your eyes and remember me
Never more shall I see the sun For I fell to a Germans gun
Lay me down in the cold cold ground Where before many more have gone Lay me down in the cold cold ground Where before many more have gone
Where before many more have gone
In memory of Sgt. Charles Stuart MacKenzie Seaforth Highlanders Who along with many others gave up his life So that we can live free