明晰な口調に乱れはなかったが、さすがに最後の言葉では涙があふれて、 ありがとうと言うのが 精一杯だった。 (*この直後 GOD SAVE THE QUEENがうたわれたようです) 心にしみるスピーチを終えたボビーが市長に車椅子を押してもらい、出口に向かおうとしたその時、 誰が歌いだしたのだろう、哀愁に満ちたスコットランド民謡”きみ、再び帰りり来ずや”の小さな歌声が 片隅から湧き起った。その歌声は次第に」大きく広がり、ついにはホール全体が壮大な合唱に包まれた。 歌声は会場の外にも広がり、老いも若きも涙を浮かべてボビーに手を振りながら歌い続けた。
Bonnie Charlie's now awa', Safely owre the friendly main; Mony a heart will break in twa, Should he no' come back again.
Chorus Will ye no come back again? Will ye no come back again? Better lo'ed ye canna be, Will ye no come back again?
2. Ye trusted in your Hieland men, They trusted you, dear Charlie; They kent you hiding in the glen. Your cleadin' was but barely. Chorus
3. We watched you in the gloamin' hour, We watched thee in the mornin' grey; Tho' thirty thousand pounds they'd gie, Oh, there was nane that wad betray. Chorus
4. Mony a traitor 'mange the isles Brak the band o' nature's laws; Mony a traitor wi' his wiles, Sought to wear his life awa'. Chorus
5. Many a gallant sodger gaught, Mony a gallant chief did fa, Death itself were dearly bought, A' for Scotland's king and law. Chorus
6. Whene'er I hear the blackbird sing, Unto the evening sinking down, Or merl that makes the wood to ring, To me they hae nae other sound. Chorus
7. Sweet the lav'rock's note and lang, Lilting wildly up the glen; And aye the o'erworld o' he sang, "Will he no' come back again?" Chorus
Meaning of unusual words: gloamin'=twilight laverock=skylark