Am
Far and wide as the eye can wander,
EAmEAm
heath and bog are everywhere.
C
Not a bird sings out to cheer us,
EAmEAm
oaks are standing gaunt and bare.
GCG
We are the peat-bog soldiers,
AmEAm
marching with our spades to the moor.
Am
Up and down the guard are pacing,
EAmEAm
no one, no one can get through.
C
Flight would mean a sure death facing,
EAmEAm
guns and barbed wire greet our view.
GCG
We are the peat-bog soldiers,
AmEAm
marching with our spades to the moor.
Am
But for us there is no complaining,
EAmEAm
winter will in time be past.
C
One day we will cry rejoicing:
EAmEAm
Homeland, dear, you`re mine a t last.
CG
Then will the peat-bog soldiers
AmEAm
march no more with their spades to the moor.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.