By the clear and the winding stream In the Valley of Strathmore Where my love and I have once been Where we'll wander never more But if time was a thing man could buy All the money that I have in store I would give for one day by her side In the Valley of Strathmore From the glen of the golden and green I left for a land far away Where sadness has never been seen Aye, and joy only costs one day's pay But if time was a thing man could buy All the money that I have in store I would give for one day by her side In the Valley of Strathmore In Strathmore there's a long working day For a man with his hands on the plow But it's work I'd be happy to do If at night I were lying with you But if time was a thing man could buy All the money that I have in store I would give for one day by her side In the Valley of Strathmore As I take a long draft from my glass Oh, I'm drinking alone here again And I try not to think of my lass For the old days will never come again But if time was a thing man could buy All the money that I have in store I would give for one day by her side In the Valley of Strathmore