Lyrics copied from International Lyrics Playground:

DISTANT DRUMS
Cindy Walker

I hear the sound of distant drums
Far away, far away;
And if they call for me to come,
Then I must go, and you must stay.

So, Mary, marry me. let's not wait.
Let's share all the time we can before it's too late.
Love me now, for now is all the time there may be.
If you love me, Mary, Mary, marry me.

I hear the sound of bugles blow'
Far away, far away;
And if they call, then I must go
Across the sea, so wild and grey.

So, Mary, marry me. let's not wait,
Or the distant drums might change our wedding day.
And love me now, for now is all the time there may be.
If you love me, Mary, Mary, marry me.

[Recorded by Foster & Allen, Dominick Maita, Daniel O'Donnell, Roy Orbison, Charley Pride, Jim Reeves, Tommy Scott, Gene Vincent, and several others.]