[Intro]
[Verse]
Far distant, far distant lies Foyers the brave
No tombstone memorial shall hallow his grave
For his bones they lie scattered on the rude soil of Spain
Cause our young Jamie Foyers in battle was slain
[Verse]
He s gone from the shipyard that stands on the Clyde
His hammer it is silent, his tools laid aside
To the wide Ebro river, young Foyers has gane
For to fight by the side o the people of Spain
[Verse]
There wasn t his equal at work or at play
He was strong in the union till his dying day
He was grand at the fitba , at the dance he was braw
Cause our young Jamie Foyers was the floo er o them a
[Verse]
He came home from the shipyard, take off his working clothes
Aye, I mind that time weel in the long summer days
He said, âFare ye weel, lassie, I ll come back againâ
But that young Jamie Foyers in battle was slain
[Verse]
In the fight for Belchite he was aye to the fore
And he fought at Gandesa till he couldn t fight no more
He lay ower his machine-gun wi a bullet in his brain
Cause our young Jamie Foyers in battle was slain
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
Far distant, far distant lies Foyers the brave
No tombstone memorial shall hallow his grave
For his bones they lie scattered on the rude soil of Spain
Cause our young Jamie Foyers in battle was slain