The "Uist Tramping Song", "Null do dh'Uidhist" (Over to Uist) or "Tiugainn Leam" (Come With Me) is a traditional Scottish folk song. It tells about hiking to Uist, the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides--but it could sung on any long walk.
Uist is pronounced "YOO-ist" or "OO-ist."
Lyrics (from Celtic Lyrics)
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
Oh now gaily sings the lark and the sky is awake
With the promise of the day as the road we gladly take
It's heel and toe and forward bidding farewell to the town
And the welcome that awaits us ere the sun goes down
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
It's the smell of sea and shore, it's the tang of bog and peat
It's the scent of brier and myrtle that puts magic in your feet
So home we go rejoicing over bracken over stile
And soon we will be footing out that last long mile
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
Oh now gaily sings the lark and the sky is awake
With the promise of the day as the road we gladly take
It's heel and toe and forward bidding farewell to the town
And the welcome that awaits us ere the sun goes down
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
It's the smell of sea and shore, it's the tang of bog and peat
It's the scent of brier and myrtle that puts magic in your feet
So home we go rejoicing over bracken over stile
And soon we will be footing out that last long mile
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
Come along, come along, let us foot it out together
Come along, come along, be it fair or stormy weather
With the hills o' home before us and the purple o' the heather
We'll sing a happy chorus, come along
(Another set of lyrics can be found here.)
Video Links
The Corries. Short, peppy, and clearly sung.
The Mill Weavers a.k.a. The Great Scottish Sing-a-Long Party. Mixed chorus.
David Solley. Male vocalist.
Ed Miller. A little more laid back, but still cheerful--includes guitar.
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