Scots Abroad

歌詞

They built the bridges and the tunnels Climbed the hills that bear their names Always first to charge in battle And the first to charge again You can recognise their accent And they'll tell you that you're wrong, but There is no mistaking where they're from In the middle of the deepest jungle There they are again I flew across to China And they met me off the plane Wherever they may live Well, they look like they belong, but There is no mistaking where they're from They're from the streets of Aberdeen and the small border town From the Hebridean Islands and all the country round They travelled to a new land and they sing a different song, but There is no mistaking where they're from There's a nurse at the mission With a doctor standing by The old man in the corner With a sad, whisky eye The tea-planter's widow She's been waiting here so long, but There is no mistaking where they're from Some are good, some are bad The angels and the thieves The explorer, who finds the land And never, ever leaves The weary adventurer Who just keeps moving on, but There is no mistaking where they're from They're from the streets of Aberdeen and the small border town From the Hebridean Islands and all the country round They travelled to a new land and they sing a different song, but There is no mistaking where they're from They're the ones who write the stories And they never hesitate To face up to the challenges And punch above their weight They live in every country And they look like they belong, but There is no mistaking where they're from They're from the streets of Aberdeen and the small border town From the Hebridean Islands and all the country round They travelled to a new land and they sing a different song, but There is no mistaking where they're from They're from the streets of Aberdeen and the small border town From the Hebridean Islands and all the country round They travelled to a new land and they sing a different song, but There is no mistaking where they're from There is no mistaking where they're from There is no mistaking where they're from