War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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Page 107
... drum Bid intruding care be dumb , Sprightly still we sing and play , And make dull life a holiday . Are lasses kind , or are they shy , Or do they pout they know not why ? While full the knapsack , light the heart , Content we meet ...
... drum Bid intruding care be dumb , Sprightly still we sing and play , And make dull life a holiday . Are lasses kind , or are they shy , Or do they pout they know not why ? While full the knapsack , light the heart , Content we meet ...
Page 108
... drums , With his row de dow , etc. The drum is his pleasure , his joy and delight , It leads him to feel pleasure as well as to fight ; There's never a girl , though ever so glum , But packs up her tatters and follows the drum , With a ...
... drums , With his row de dow , etc. The drum is his pleasure , his joy and delight , It leads him to feel pleasure as well as to fight ; There's never a girl , though ever so glum , But packs up her tatters and follows the drum , With a ...
Page 131
... drum , to the drum , to the drum - head with spirit repair ; Each recruit here takes his glass , Each young soldier with his lass ; When the drum beats tattoo , when the drum beats tattoo , Retires the sweet night to pass . Each night ...
... drum , to the drum , to the drum - head with spirit repair ; Each recruit here takes his glass , Each young soldier with his lass ; When the drum beats tattoo , when the drum beats tattoo , Retires the sweet night to pass . Each night ...
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War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial Life (Classic Reprint) John Macleay No preview available - 2017 |
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absent-minded beggar arms army battle BATTLE OF AGINCOURT BATTLE OF BLENHEIM BATTLE OF VITTORIA blood bold bowld sojer boy brave Lord Willoughby Britannia British Grenadiers bugle Cannon charge cheer Colours Corporal Casey cried croppies croppies lie dear death DIBDIN DONALD MACDONALD DRAGOON drum beats England English fame fear fierce fife fife and drum fight fire fought FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE fray freedom French gallant glory guard hae nane Hark heart heroes Highland bonnets Highland laddie honour horse Hurroo Huzzah INTRODUCTORY NOTE king lads land look MEN OF HARLECH merry nane but Highland ne'er never noble o'er PIBROCH PIBROCH OF DONUIL pride RELIEF OF LUCKNOW roll row de dow row row rub a dub SCOTS WHA HAE shout sing soldier soldier songs songs sound sword tears thee thine thou thunder trumpet victory Vittoria wave wounded