They built the bridges and the tunnels Climbed the hills that bear their names Always first to charge in battle And the first to charge again You can recognise their accent And they'll tell you that you're wrong but, There is no mistaking where they're from
In the middle of the deepest jungle There they are again I flew across to China And they met me off the plane Wherever you may see them Well they look like they belong but, There is no mistaking where they're from
Chorus They're from the streets of Aberdeen and the small border town The Hebridean Islands and all the country round They travelled to a new land and they sing a different song, but There is no mistaking where they're from
There's a nurse at the mission With a doctor standing by And the old man in the corner With a sad, whisky eye And the tea-planter's widow Now she's been here so long, but There is no mistaking where they're from
Some are bad, some are good, The angels and the thieves The explorer, who finds the land And never ever leaves The weary adventurer, Who just keep moving on, but There is no mistaking where they're from
They're the ones who write the stories And they never hesitate To face up to the challenges And punch above their weight They live in every country And they try to call it home, but, There is no mistaking where they're from