Intro :
Can you hear the drums Fernando
I remember long ago another starry night like this
in the firelight Fer nando
you were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds
of bugle calls were coming from afar
They were closer now Fernando
every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fer nando
we were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
and I'm not ashamed, to say the roar of guns and cannons
almost made me cry
There was something in the air that night
the stars were bright, Fernan do
they were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernan do
though we never thought that we could loose, there's no reg ret
If I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernan do
If I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernan do
Now we're old and grey Fernando
and since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
can you hear the drums Fer nando
do you still recall the faithful night we crossed the Rio Grande
I can see it in your eyes, how proud you were to fight
for freedom in this land
T here was something in the a ir that night
the stars were bright, Fernan do
they were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Ferna ndo
though we never thought that we could loose, there's no reg ret
If I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernan do
Yes If I had to do the same, I would my friend, Fernan do