"Westering Home" is a 20th-century Scottish song written by Hugh S. Roberton. It may be derived from the Irish Gaelic song "Trasna na dTonnta".
Lyrics
Westering home and a song in the air Light in the eye and it's goodbye to care Laughter o' love and a welcoming there Isle of my heart my own land
Tell me a tale of the Orient gay Tell me of riches that come from Cathay Ah but it's grand to be waken at day And find oneself nearer to Islay
Where are the folks like the folks of the west Canty and couthy and kindly, our best There I would hie me and there I would rest At home with my own folks in Islay
Now I'm at home and at home I do lay Dreaming of riches that come from Cathay I'll hop a good ship and be on my way And bring back my fortune to Islay.
