1944 [English [Scots] translation]

Whan streengers are comin

Thay come tae yer hoose,

Thay kill ye aw

and say,

We’rena guilty

Nae guilty.

Whaur is yer mynd?

Humanity greets.

Ye think ye’re gods.

But awbody dies.

Dinna swallae ma saul

Oor sauls.

A coudna enjey ma youthheid.

A coudna leeve thare.

A coudna enjey ma youthheid.

A coudna leeve thare.

We coud big a futur

Whaur fowk are free

tae leeve and lue,

The happiest time.

Whaur is yer hert?

Humanity rise.

Ye think ye’re gods

But awbody dies.

Dinna swallae ma saul,

Oor sauls.

A coudna enjey ma youthheid.

A coudna leeve thare.

A coudna enjey ma youthheid.

A coudna leeve thare.

I coudna hae ma kintra.