Henry's Songbook

My love's in Germanie, send him hame, send him hame
My love's in Germanie, send him hame
My love's in Germanie, fighting for Royalty
He'll ne'er his Jeannie see, send him hame, send him hame
He'll ne'er his Jeannie see, send him hame

He's brave as brave can be, send him hame, send him hame
He's brave as brave can be, send him hame
He's brave as brave can be, he'd rather fa' than flee
His life is dear tae me, send him hame, send him hame
His life is dear tae me, send him hame

I fear he'll ne'er come hame, Wullie's slain, Wullie's slain
I fear he'll ne'er come hame, Wullie's slain
He'll ne'er come o'er the sea, tae his love and ain countrie
This warld's nae mair for me, Wullie's gane, Wullie's gane
This warld's nae mair for me, Wullie's slain

Repeat 1

(as sung by The Tannahill Weavers)

Tune: Ye Jacobites By Name

[1927:] Song by Hector McNeil, acc. to Ord, Bothy Songs

[1959:] The 'patriotic' song glorifying war and the folk-song are mutually contradictory. [This] is much more typical of the reaction of the ordinary folk than Rule Britannia. The death of our young men overseas is a theme that has been far too common in our Scottish history and our makars, past and present, have found little pleasure in the fact. (Norman Buchan, Weekly Scotsman, May 7)

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