lirik lagu richard mitchley - arthur conan doyle - a ballad of the ranks
who carries the gun?
a lad from over the tweed
then let him go, for well we know
he comes of a soldier breed
so drink together to rock and heather
out where the red deer run
and stand aside for scotland’s pride—
the man that carries the gun!
for the colonel rides before
the major’s on the flank
the captains and the adjutant
are in the foremost rank
but when it’s ‘action front!’
and fighting’s to be done
come one, come all, you stand or fall
by the man who holds the gun
who carries the gun?
a lad from a yorkshire dale
then let him go, for well we know
the heart that never will fail
here’s to the fire of lancashire
and here’s to her soldier son!
for the hard~bit north has sent him forth—
the lad that carries the gun
who carries the gun?
a lad from a midland shire
then let him go, for well we know
he comes of an english sire
here’s a glass to a midland lass
and each can choose the one
but east and west we claim the best
for the man that carries the gun
who carries the gun?
a lad from the hills of wales
then let him go, for well we know
that taffy is hard as nails
there are several ll’s in the place where he dwells
and of w’s more than one
with a ‘llan’ and a ‘pen,’ but it breeds good men
and it’s they who carry the gun
who carries the gun?
a lad from the windy west
then let him go, for well we know
that he is one of the best
there’s bristol rough, and gloucester tough
and devon yields to none
or you may get in somerset
your lad to carry the gun
who carries the gun?
a lad from london town
then let him go, for well we know
the stuff that never backs down
he has learned to joke at the powder smoke
for he is the fog~smoke’s son
and his heart is light and his pluck is right—
the man who carries the gun
who carries the gun?
a lad from the emerald isle
then let him go, for well we know
we’ve tried him many a while
we’ve tried him east, we’ve tried him west
we’ve tried him sea and land
but the man to beat old erin’s best
has never yet been planned
who carries the gun?
it’s you, and you, and you;
so let us go, and we won’t say no
if they give us a job to do
here we stand with a cross~linked hand
comrades every one;
so one last cup, and drink it up
to the man who carries the gun!
for the colonel rides before
the major’s on the flank
the captains and the adjutant
are in the foremost rank
and when it’s ‘action front!’
and there’s fighting to be done
come one, come all, you stand or fall
by the man who holds the gun
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