my heart s in the highlands my heart is not here my heart s in the highlands a chasing the deer chasing the wild deer and following the roe my heart s in the highlands wherever i go farewell to the mountains high cover d with snow farewell to the straths and green valleys below farewell to the forests and wild hanging woods farewell to the torrents and loud pouring floods farewell to the highlands farewell to the north the birth place of valour the country of worth wherever i wander wherever i rove the hills of the highlands for ever i love