A Scottish Soldier-Andy M. Stewart

[ti:A Scottish Soldier] [ar:Andy Stewart] [al:20 Scottish Favourites] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Scottish Soldier - Andy M. Stewart [00:08.85]There was a soldier [00:10.79]A Scottish soldier [00:12.40]Who wandered far away [00:14.71]And soldiered far away [00:16.43]There was none bolder [00:18.01]With good broad shoulder [00:20.10]He's fought in many a fray [00:22.93]And fought and won [00:24.48]He's seen the glory [00:26.24]He told the story [00:28.15]Of battles glorious [00:30.30]And deeds victorious [00:32.31]But now he's sighing [00:34.05]His heart is crying [00:36.24]To leave those [00:38.82]Green hills of Tyrol [00:40.50](CHORUS) [00:40.80]Because these green hills [00:43.35]Are not Highland hills [00:45.12]Or the island hills [00:47.07]They're not my land's hills [00:49.07]And fair as these [00:50.75]Green foreign hills may be [00:52.91]They are not the hills of home [00:58.03] [01:03.50]And now this soldier [01:05.08]This Scottish soldier [01:07.24]Who wandered far away [01:09.18]And soldiered far away [01:11.18]Sees leaves are falling [01:12.98]And death is calling [01:14.64]And he will fade away [01:17.27]In that far land [01:19.47]He's called his piper [01:21.12]His trusty piper [01:23.14]And bade him sound alay [01:25.64]A pi-broch sad to play [01:27.86]Upon a hillside [01:29.56]A Scottish hillside [01:31.64]Not on these [01:33.32]Green hills of Tyrol [01:35.90]Because these green hills [01:39.18]Are not Highland hills [01:40.96]Or the island hills [01:43.14]They're not my land's hills [01:45.38]And fair as these [01:47.22]Green foreign hills may be [01:49.28]They are not the hills of home [01:54.30] [01:59.71]And now this soldier [02:02.61]This Scottish soldier [02:04.91]Will wander far no more [02:07.83]And soldier far no more [02:10.19]And on a hillside [02:11.34]A Scottish hillside [02:14.59]You'll see a piper [02:17.39]Play his soldier home [02:20.07]He's seen the glory [02:22.03]He's told the story [02:24.27]Of battles glorious [02:25.50] [02:26.68]And deeds victorious [02:29.06]The bugles cease now [02:31.83]He is at peace now [02:33.96]Far from those [02:35.35]Green hills of Tyrol [02:39.41]Because these green hills [02:41.85]Are not Highland hills [02:44.01]Or the island hills [02:46.58]They're not my land's hills [02:49.12]And fair as these [02:51.14]Green foreign hills may be [02:53.84]They are not the hills of home [02:58.35]Because these green hills [03:00.99]Are not Highland hills [03:02.87]Or the island hills [03:04.81]They're not my land's hills [03:06.87]And fair as these [03:08.91]Green foreign hills may be [03:11.56]They are not the hills of home