The Green Hills of Tyrol

There was asoldier a Scottish soldierwho wanderedfar away and soldieredfar awaythere was none bolder with good broad shoulderhe fought inmany a fray and fought and won

he'd seen theglory and told the storyof battlesglorious and deeds victoriousnow he's sighing his heart is cryingto leave thosegreen hills of tyrol

Refrein:because thesegreen hills are nothighland hillsor theisland hillsthey're notmy land's hillsand fair asthese green foreignhills may bethey are not thehills of home

Verse:and now the soldier the Scottish soldierwho wandered far away and soldiered far awaysees leaves are falling and death is callingand he will fade away in that fair landhe called his piper his trusty piperand bade him sound a lay, a pibroch sad to playupon a hillside a scottish hillsidenot on these green hills of tyrol

Refrein:because thesegreen hills are nothighland hillsor theisland hillsthey're notmy land's hillsand fair asthese green foreignhills may bethey are not thehills of home

Verse:and so the soldier the scottish soldierwill wander far no more and soldier far no moreand on a hillside a Scottish hillsideyou'll hear a piper play his soldier homehe'd seen the glory and told the storyof battles glorious and deeds victoriousthe bugles cease now he is at peace nowfar from these green hills of tyrol

Refrein:because these green hills are not highland hillsor the island hillsthey're not my land's hillsand fair as these green foreign hills may bethey are not the hills of home

Refrein:because thesegreen hills are nothighland hillsor theisland hillsthey're notmy land's hillsand fair asthese green foreignhills may bethey are not thehills of home