The Sea Road

[Verse 1] The haar lies thick upon the brae The muir is cauld and still And I maun walk the westward way Wi' nae guid o' my will But Geordie's dogs are on the moor They're huntin' through the glen They'll gie nae quarter, show nae mercy Tae the prince's men [Chorus] Ance mair I'll follow whaur my prince has gane I maun tak the sea road far frae hame He'll sit in courts and drink his wine And I'll no come back tae Alba again [Verse 2] A wife hauds open her byre door Her een are wide wi' fright She'll no ask my name nor whaur I'm for She kens I maun tak flight The grey sea waits beyond the braes The boat sits on the strand Ayont the waves, the rest o' days In some ither land [Chorus] Ance mair I'll follow whaur my prince has gane I maun tak the sea road far frae hame He'll sit in courts and drink his wine And I'll no come back tae Alba again [Verse 3] The shore grows sma' ahint the mist The oars pull slow and lang There's nane tae ken what I hae missed Nae ear tae hear my sang I followed him through smoke and steel I follow still the night But he'll forget, and I maun feel This cauld sea road's bite [Chorus - Final] Ance mair I've followed whaur my prince has gane I've taen the sea road far frae hame He sits in courts and drinks his wine And I'll no come hame tae Alba again [Outro] And I'll no come hame tae Alba again