The lyrics of the first verse, also used as the repeating chorus, are an ode to the area's natural beauty and sense of home: Mull of Kintyre Oh mist rolling in from the sea, My desire Is always to be here Oh Mull of Kintyre .
McCartney explained how the song came into being: I certainly loved Scotland enough, so I came up with a song about where we were living: an area called Mull of Kintyre.