merry christmas mr. lawrence (somewhere far away)

there's a hero's tale of a ship that sails

under distant stars somewhere far away

and she's bound for glory on a foreign shore

but the hero's every boy who sailed off to war

somewhere far away

there's a soldier boy who dreams a dream of home

where a nightingale

sings a promise to the ones who sleep alone

spring is in the air

with a scent of cherry blossom in the glen

whispering a prayer

saying

bring our heroes safely home again"