Home, home, wild birds home Lark to the grass, wren to the hedge Rooks to the treetops, swallows to the eaves Eagle to its crag, raven to its stone All birds home Home, home, strayed ones home Rabbit to burrow, fox to earth Mouse to the wainscot, rat to the barn Cattle to the byre, dog to the hearth All beasts home Home, home, wanderers home Cormorant to rock, gulls from the storm Boat to the harbor Safe sail home Children home, at evening home Boys and girls, from the roads come home Out of the rain, sons come home From the gathering dusk, young ones home Young ones home Home, home, all souls home Dead to the graveyard, living to the lamplight Old to the fireside, girls from the twilight Babe to the breast, and heart to its haven Lost ones home