From the sleeve notes insert of "Dove Across The Water" - by "Ossian", released 1982.

"This song from Herd's collection is said to date from the Duke Of Marlborough's campaign in Flanders in 1708. The first and last verses are original, and the second and third were written by ex-"Ossian" member Billy Ross. The tune at the end of the song is called "Lord Lovat's Lament".

"Will ye go to Flanders, my Mally-o,
Will ye go to Flanders, my Mally-o,
There we'll get wine and brandy,
Sack and sugar-candy,
Will ye go to Flanders, my Mally-o.

And will ye go to Flanders, my Mally-o,
Tae see the bonnie sodjers there, my Mally-o,
They'll gie us pipes tae blaw, coats o' red and kilts sae braw
Oh, the finest o' them a', oh, my Mally-o.

And will ye go to Flanders, my Mally-o,
Gin I tak' the royal shilling there, my Mally-o,
And will ye tae a foreign shore, for to hear the cannons roar,
And the bloody shouts o' war, oh, my Mally-o.

And will ye go to Flanders, my Mally-o,
To see the chief commanders, my Mally-o,
You'll see the bullets fly,
And the sodjers how they die,
And the ladies loudly cry, oh, my Mally-o".