And as you walk through death's dark veil The cannon's thunder can't prevail And those who hunt thee down will fail And you will be my ain true love And you will be my ain true love
Asleep inside the cannon's mouth The captain cries "Here comes the rout" They'll seek to bind me north & south I've gone to find my ain true love
The field is cut and bleeds too red The cannonballs fly round my head The infirmary man may count me dead When I've gone to find my ain true love I've gone to find my ain true love