Far frae their happy home!

I thought of those on foreign shore,

Beneath the tempest's dreadful roar,

Wha sank frae waves to rise nae mo',

To hail their distant hame!

I thought on the auld parent's smart,

Sorrowing his anely bairn to part,

Whase face nae mair shall cheer his heart,

Nor joy the parent's hame!

I thought on the hapless maiden's woe,