John McDermott - My Ain Folk

Far frae my hame I wander but still my thoughts return
To my ain folk over yonder in the sheiling by the burn
I see the cosy ingle and the mist upon the brae
And joy and sadness mingle as I list some auld world lay

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And it` oh but I`m longing for my ain folk
Though they be but lowly pure and plain folk
I am far beyond the sea but my heart will always be
At home in dear old Scotland wi` my ain folk

A bonnie lassie`s greetin` tho` she tries tae stay the tears
And sweet will be our meeting after many weary years
How my mother will caress me when I`m standing by her side
Now she prays that heaven will bless me through the stormy seas divide

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