Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
For most of my life I have wandered the world
Through manys a nation with flags all unfurled
But in all of my travels no prouder flag I’ve found
Than the red rampant lion of the golden ground
It’s the red rampant lion of Scotland
North by the Shetlands and South by the Tweed
It’s honored forever in story and deed
First into battle it always could be found
The red rampant lion of the golden ground
It’s the red rampant lion of Scotland
We’ve lost men at Floodin, at Flanders and Spain
More Culloden and El Alimain
But we’ve never been conquered and still we rally round
The red rampant lion of the golden ground
It’s the red rampant lion of Scotland
The thistle is bonny when flowering alone
But whaur dare to meddle, she’ll cut to the bone
And to Scotland my darling, me heart is ever bound
By the red rampant lion of the golden ground
It’s the red rampant lion, the lion of Scotland
A Scotland united and free