It's time I must be leaving
Though my love I'd rather stay
But my ship sails in the morning
From the shores of Stornoway
And when my duty's over
We can have our wedding day
And we'll build our home upon the croft
Just outside of Stornoway
It's a long 5000 miles when my heart's back in the Isles
Keep a candle in the window 'til I'm home in Stornoway
I must fight for King and Country
So each night I hope you'll pray
That in time I'll be back safely
To my home in Stornoway
But if God chooses to take me
Before I can see that day
Bury me beside my family
Along the road to Stornoway
It's a long 5000 miles when my heart's back in the Isles
Keep a candle in the window 'til I'm home in Stornoway
It's a long 5000 miles when my heart's back in the Isles
Keep a candle in the window 'til I'm home in Stornoway