FERRY ME OVER

I was forced to wander 
Because that I was poor
And to leave the hills of Caledonia
Seemed more than I could endure
And when that I was travelin'
Oh a thought came tae my mind
that I had never seen her beauty
'Til she was far behind.

Ferry me over.  Ferry me there
To leave the hills of Caledonia
Is more than my heart can bear.

For lost in distant days gone by
Were the simple joys I'd known
The foreign winds cried, "Caledonia
It's time you were goin' home."
So I will find the tallest ship
That's ever faced the foam
And I will sail to Caledonia
For Caledonia's my home.

And by some friends or neighbor's side
Where the fires of love burn bright
With songs and stories I'll share my adventurin'
Until the morning light
And should some young man ask of me
Is it brave or wise to roam
I'd bid him range the wide world all over
the better to know his own home.

I was forced to wander
Because that I was poor
And to leave the hills of Caledonia
Seemed more than I could endure
And when that I was travelin'
Oh a thought came tae my mind
That I had never seen her beauty
'Til she was far behind.