I remember the day I left my home I had no choice, I had to go Fuadach nan Gaidheal am goirt agus searbh The blood is strong and heart is Highland Across the sea, over rugged land Looking for work and a place to sleep Feelings of home were always with me Of friends and family left behind Carry me, carry me across the ocean Back to my home in the hills Where as a child I played with my brothers By the Sannox in the Northern glen I often think when I'm alone Of the Arran run rig far away Does the erne still soar high above The turquoise waves of Sannox Bay? The Caledonia lies stormbound on the Lawrence Waiting for God to set her free Slowly gliding, river widening Her final journey homeward without me Carry me, carry me across the ocean Back to my home in the hills Where as a child I played with my brothers By the Sannox in the Northern glen