Ah, the songs of the cary dancers,Ah, the thrill of the piper's tune,Ah, for one of those hours of gladness,Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon.When the boys began to gatherIn the glen of a summer's night,And the cary piper's tuningMade us long with wild delight,Oh, to think of it all, to dream of it,Fills my heart with tears.Ah, the songs of the cary dancers,Ah, the thrill of the piper's tune,Ah, for one of those hours of gladness,Gone, alas, like our youth.Gone, alas, like our youth.Gone, alas, like our youth.Gone, alas, like our youth.Gone, alas, like our youth.Gone, alas, like the cary dancers,