The traditional Scottish tune, The Drunken Piper is also known as “Reel of the 51st Highlanders”, “Far Am Bi Mi Fhin” (various spellings) translated as "Where will I be" and, “March of the Meeatoiteen Bull” (various spellings).  "The Reel of the 51st Division" was written in the Laufen PoW camp by soldiers captured at St Valery. It was the very first modern Scottish Country Dance published by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. The original tune written in Laufen has been superseded by the traditional reel "The Drunken Piper" and the dance was re-cast from its original form involving a longwise set of ten men to the more usual four couple set. The original ten-man version is still danced in some parts. The dance was published in the first post-World War II edition (Book Thirteen) of "The Scottish Country Dance Book".

The Drunken Piper is credited to Pipe Major (for one day) Alexander MacLeod (1829-1903) of the 26th Cameronian Regiment.  A well-known composer, his best tunes being "The 26th Cameronians"; "The Drunken Piper"; "Weel Dune, my Hielan Lads"; "The Wee Sergeant's March"; "March to Pretoria"; "Relief of Mafeking"; and the "Sinclair's Welcome to Edinburth."

Lyrics

Chorus
Where I will be and there would be my hope
Where I will be and there would be my hope
Where I will be and there would be my hope
Where I will be is where my hope will be

Travelling the beaches and walking on the sand
Travelling the beaches and walking on the sand
Travelling the beaches and walking on the sand
Where I will be is where my hope will be

Sine and I will go to the piper's house
Sine and I will go to the piper's house
Sine and I will go to the piper's house
and dance a reel on the floor

As the piper gives us a tune for the reel
As the piper gives us a tune for the reel
As the piper gives us a tune for the reel
The shepherd has a fiddle and the craftsman has a pipe