THE night that I was married br Our Captain came to me: br Rise up, rise up, new-married man br And come at once with me. br br For the Lowlands of Flanders, br It's there that we must fight; br So look your last and buss your last, br For we shall sail to-night. br br 'Tis all for our Counterie br And for our King we go br To the Lowlands of Flanders br Against the German foe. br br The girl that weds a soldier br Must never blench for fear; br I kissed my last and looked my last br Upon my lovely dear. br br The Lowlands of Flanders, br Their rivers run so red. br But I must say Good-bye, my dear, br My only dear, I said. br br For now I must go sailing br Upon the stormy main; br Good-bye, good-bye, my only Love, br Till I shall come again. br br I put her white arms from me, br Her cheek was cold as clay. br The night that I was married br No longer I might stay. br br Our bugles they are blowing, br And I must sail the sea, br For the Lowlands of Flanders br Betwixt my love and me.