▁Several ▁verse - chor us ▁iterations ▁follow , ▁leaving ▁the ▁story ▁with ▁the ▁" bo ys " ▁gone ▁to ▁battle ▁and ▁the ▁Sky ▁Pil ot ▁retired ▁to ▁his ▁bed . ▁The ▁vers es ▁are ▁mus ically ▁lean , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁vocal ▁and ▁a ▁pul sing ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁with ▁a ▁str um med ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁and ▁drum ▁mixed ▁in ▁quietly . ▁ ▁The ▁inter l ude ▁starts ▁as ▁a ▁guitar ▁solo , ▁but ▁the ▁guitar ▁is ▁quickly ▁sub mer ged ▁under ▁a ▁mont age ▁of ▁battle ▁sounds . ▁First ▁come ▁the ▁sounds ▁of ▁an ▁a irst rike ; ▁then ▁the ▁a irst rike ▁and ▁rock ▁band ▁fade ▁into ▁the ▁sounds ▁of ▁shout ing , ▁gun fire , ▁and ▁bag pip es . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁inter l ude ▁the ▁battle ▁sounds ▁fade , ▁briefly ▁leaving ▁the ▁bag pip es ▁playing ▁alone ▁before ▁the ▁third ▁movement ▁begins . ▁The ▁bag pipe ▁music ▁is ▁a ▁performance ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁Drag oon ▁Gu ards ▁playing ▁" All ▁The ▁Blue ▁Bon net s ▁Are ▁Over ▁the ▁Border ". ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁un ver ified ▁story , ▁the ▁pip ers ▁were ▁recorded ▁cover t ly ▁by ▁Bur don , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁sending ▁the ▁band ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁compla int . ▁ ▁The ▁conclusion ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁bass ▁and ▁str um med ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁strings . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁measures ▁the ▁vers es ▁res ume , ▁but