ORIGINAL SCOTTISH VERSION
 
Lay me doon in the caul caul groon 
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun 
Lay me doon in the caul caul groon 
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun 

When [bad word] a wull staun ma groon 
Staun ma groon al nae be afraid 

Thoughts awe hame tak awa ma fear 
Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears 

Ains a year say a prayer faur me 
Close yir een an remember me 

Nair mair shall a see the sun 
For a fell tae a Germans gun 

Lay me doon in the caul caul groon 
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun 

Lay me doon in the caul caul groon 
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun 

Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Lay me down in the cold cold ground 
Where before many more have gone 
Lay me down in the cold cold ground 
Where before many more have gone 

When [bad word] I will stand my ground 
Stand my ground I ll not be afraid 

Thoughts of home take away my fear 
Sweat and blood hide my veil of tears 

Once a year say a prayer for me 
Close your eyes and remember me 

Never more shall I see the sun 
For I fell to a Germans gun 

Lay me down in the cold cold ground 
Where before many more have gone 
Lay me down in the cold cold ground 
Where before many more have gone 

Where before many more have gone 

In memory of Sgt. Charles Stuart MacKenzie 
Seaforth Highlanders 
Who along with many others gave up his life 
So that we can live free 

We will remember them