Their boats arrived this morning, so the look-out said They'd given us no warning, we'd not crept from our beds But the men have not yet landed They are waiting for the tide And the village waits for strangers From a distant countryside We are watching from our windows, nowhere to hide We are watching from our windows, nowhere to hide
Will they land at daybreak to take us by surprise? Or will they come at midnight, cloaked in night's disguise? Will they burn our crops and houses? Will they k** our men? Will they leave us then forever Or will they come again? We are watching from our windows, nowhere to hide We are watching from our windows, nowhere to hide