Come the Springtime Lyrics

Hark the trembling rivers running
And oh the golden eagle winds
With the snowdrop fit for bursting
Come the springtime.

Through the night we drove from London
And from the mainland we set sail
And all of Stornoway was quiet
Save for the church bell

If I asked you for your hand tonight
If I swore I'd let you in
And if I said you'd be my only love
And I would sing this to our children

If I asked you for your hand tonight
And I knelt before the northern sky
Aurora borealis is my witness
My love I do confess,
But girl would you say yes,
Would you say yes?

Through the dewdrops we walked barefoot
And watched the herons fish at dawn
And you pitched your easel on the jetty
And painted through the morning

You know I've sung a thousand stories
About these shores that give me peace
And how I leave my love for London
For this antithesis

If I asked you for your hand tonight
If I swore I let you in
And if I said you'd be my only lover
And I would sing this to our children

If I asked you for your hand tonight
And I knelt before the northern sky
Aurora borealis is my witness
My love I do confess,
But girl would you say yes
Would you say yes?