We’ll Still Sing

Lyrics: We’ll Still Sing

[Verse 1] The rain has quit on Brae-side stone, The last red light has crossed the loch, We’ve hauled the creels and shouldered peat, Now set your cup beside the hearth. [Chorus] Raise it high, you old hill hands, To the turf and the stubborn land! Sing it rough till the rafters ring, We’re still here, and we’ll still sing! [Verse 2] There’s Hamish with his split-knuckle grin, And Ewan’s cap still smelling of rain, Mairi’s laughing at the tale again, Though she’s heard it every winter since. [Chorus] Raise it high, you old hill hands, To the turf and the stubborn land! Sing it rough till the rafters ring, We’re still here, and we’ll still sing! [Bridge] When the road is mud and the frost bites hard, When the north wind worries the door, A bench, a flame, five friends in wool— What could a wandering heart ask more? [Final Chorus] Raise it high, you old hill hands, To the turf and the stubborn land! Sing it rough till the rafters ring, We’re still here, and we’ll still sing! [Outro] We’re still here! We’ll still sing!

About this song

We’ll Still Sing is a warm, rousing traditional folk track celebrating enduring rural Scottish highland community, with vivid pastoral lyrical imagery of countryside life, hearty group singalong choruses, and a cozy, welcoming mood for gatherings around a home hearth.

Comments (6)

• @dezie · Oct 22, 2026

  What a fun song, I enjoyed it!

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