Rich Man's Silver - The Tannahill Weavers

A lone heron flies into the last fire of sunset

Wild seabirds cry sad for the passing of the day

Had I the wings there is a dream I’d surely follow

Swiftly they’d bring me where my thoughts so ever stray

Long is the night 'mang the waves upon the ocean

Dawn’s early light finds me so far from native shore

Gladly I came seeking the joy of rich man’s silver

Now is the flame of my dear youthland gold and more

Black rain and drills calling me here amang these strangers

The brewer’s ancient skills can’t cheer a heart that’s growing cold

Carry me o’er like a wild wave on the water

Onto the shore of my fair heartland loved of old