Frae baker's laddie tae greenhorn squaddie
Nothin' much tae lose and the whole world tae gain
Mess hall and rations, useless square bashin'
But you were only two hours' march frae Laffan's Plain
Shipped off tae battle, crammed in like cattle
Near died in the panic when the tin fish found its range
Your best friend found you and rallied round you
And you believed him when he told you your luck would change
Bring the lassie hame frae the rollin' hills o' Styria
Find a bonny boat tae carry her and offer her your name
Rise up and leave the cruel wars behind
Listen tae the beatin' of two hearts in time
For the life of an honest Scottish soldier will never be the same
So listen tae your heart and bring the lassie hame
You loaded breeches, cleared Eytie beaches
Watched the bombers at Cassino flyin' through the Jerry flak
Built Bailey bridges, laid mines on ridges
Wi' the poor bloody infantry tae watch your back
When it was over, still nae bed o' clover
A continent lay bleedin', in tears like ne'er before
And then you found her, hard times around her
And you knew that your life had changed for ever more
Bring the lassie hame frae the rollin' hills o' Styria
Find a bonny boat tae carry her and offer her your name
Rise up and leave the cruel wars behind
Listen tae the beatin' of two hearts in time
For the life of an honest Scottish soldier will never be the same
So listen tae your heart and bring the lassie hame
Nae rhyme nor reason gives love its season
It can build itself a bower in a three ton army truck
It owns nae nation, nae rank nor station
It only needs twa lovers who would try their luck
Nae flag tae follow, nae pride tae swallow
Nae braggarts o' the state cryin' loose the dogs o' war
One soldier's story, nae tunes o' glory
Just a sapper who built the finest bridge of a'
Bring the lassie hame frae the rollin' hills o' Styria
Find a bonny boat tae carry her and offer her your name
Rise up and leave the cruel wars behind
Listen tae the beatin' of two hearts in time
For the life of an honest Scottish soldier will never be the same
So listen tae your heart and bring the lassie hame
Bring the lassie hame frae the rollin' hills o' Styria
Find a bonny boat tae carry her and offer her your name
Rise up and leave the cruel wars behind
Listen tae the beatin' of two hearts in time
For the life of an honest Scottish soldier will never be the same
So listen tae your heart and bring the lassie hame