Ami                    C  G
I've been called to fight for Royalty
      F                C    G
to be at the King's commands
     Ami           C     G
be a martyr for my country
         F
spill my blood all on the land
         C                  G
and if I should die in battle
       F              C  G
it's a noble thing to do 
       Ami           C  G
but if I should be a hero
  F              Ami
I will return to you.

For the glens have been my kingdom
my only royalty
and I've raised my sword against the Lord
to protect my family
but to join the English army
and to fight for them abroad
not for England or her empire
could I ever raise my sword.

I hear the drumbeat sounding
it will lead me far away
and although my soul is leaving
my heart will surely stay
and I'll fight for them tomorrow
though it be against my word
or my children they will perish
on an English soldier's sword.