The Ballad of Cpl. Hornburg - The Real McKenzies

Remember me, I’m the one

The nation’s fiercest son

The battle will be won

If my memory marches on

Remember me, I’m the man

My soul dwells in a foreign land

I can rest in peace

If you remember me

Remember me

The towers high, they knocked them down

So we put our boots onto their ground

So we poured our blood into their soil

Until our tears began to boil

Did we fight a battle just

We poured our blood into the dust

We tore our hearts despite the cost

Our memories won’t be lost

Remember me, I’m the one

The nation’s fiercest son

The battle will be won

If my memory marches on

Remember me, I’m the man

My soul dwells in a foreign land

I can rest in peace

If you remember me

Remember me

The king’s own, dispatch reports

He bled for Lord Strathcona’s horse

A battlefield in Panjwayi

Is where my body lay

I’m only one, I share the fate

Of 158

All were loved and lost

To the mother of the silver cross

Remember me, I’m the one

The nation’s fiercest son

The battle will be won

If my memory marches on

Remember me, I’m the man

My soul dwells in a foreign land

I can rest in peace

If you remember me

Remember me