(Albany, high up in the Norton Green mountains
Albany, your walls used to be my home
Albany, beloved castle of my ancestors
If only I could see you again one more time)
This is Gordon McKenzie's lament
His song of Albany
His clan's proud castle
That he would eventually lose for good
Albany, high up in the Norton Green mountains
Albany, your walls used to be my home
Albany, beloved castle of my ancestors
If only I could see you again one more time
Charles and Gordon were brothers
Sang the same songs when they were children
And hunted together in the woods
But brotherly love and friendship
Eventually turned into bitter enmity
When they realized they were in love with the same girl
Albany, high up in the Norton Green mountains
Albany, your walls used to be my home
Albany, beloved castle of my ancestors
If only I could see you again one more time
(Ask about Albany
And they're gonna tell you
Every room used to be
Filled with life and light
Go see Albany today
With its gloomy towers
No matter on which door you knock
They won't open)
Charles and Gordon were brothers
They say one stabbed the other
But nobody witnessed it was a fair fight
Gordon had to run away like a murderer
No McKenzie ever forgave him
So he's roaming the land aimlessly, unable to find peace
Albany, high up in the Norton Green mountains
Albany, your walls used to be my home
Albany, beloved castle of my ancestors
If only I could see you again one more time
Oh ho oh ho ho, Albany
(Albany, high up in the Norton Green mountains)
High up in the Norton Green mountains
(Albany, your walls used to be my home)
Oh Albany, yes, your walls used to be my home
(Beloved castle of my ancestors)
Oh my Albany
(If only I could see you again one more time)
If only I could see you again one more time