From "The Corries Songbook" (It's been a busy week for requests for Corries songs.)

I WILL GO
(Trad, translated from Gaelic and additional words by Roddy MacMillan)

CHORUS: I will go. I will go,
When the fighting is over,
To the land o' MacLeod that I left to be a soldier.
I will go. I will go.

1. When the King's son came along, he called us a' together,
Saying, "Brave Highland men, will ye fight for my father?"
I will go. I will go. CHORUS

2. I've a buckle on my belt, a sword in my scabbard,
A red coat on my back and a shilling in my pocket,
I will go. I will go. CHORUS

3. When they put us all on board, the lasses were singing,
But the tears came to their eyes when the bells started ringing.
I will go. I will go. CHORUS

4. When we landed on the shore and saw the foreign heather,
We knew that some would fall and would stay there forever.
I will go. I will go. CHORUS

5. (Sing slowly: ad lib)
When we came back to the glen, the winter was turning.
Our goods lay in the snow and our houses were burning.
I will go, I will go. CHORUS

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 26-Sep-02.