By the lochs and the rivers my love and I We kissed and danced then we said goodbye I was going on a trip To a distant land on a battleship Hear, hear the drums are calling To the battle we must go Hear all the pipers playing We must go on with the flow Now I’ve been away for almost a year And I have sailed the seven seas But I am longing for my dear And I hope she waits down by the pier Many men will not return But I am coming home to my girl Light the candles and the fireplace I’m returning home to your friendly face