Oh my love has left me wi' bairnies twa And that's the last o' him I ever saw He's joined the army and he marched awa' He took the shillin' He took the shillin' and he marched awa'
Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war
He looked so fine as he marched along Wi' his kilt and sporran an' his musket gun And the ladies kissed them as they marched awa' He sailed out by They sailed out by the Berwick Law
Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war
The pipes did play as he marched along And soldiers sang out a battle song "March on, march on," cried the Captain gay For King and country For King and country we will fight today
Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war
The battle rattled tae the sound o' guns And bayonets flashed in the morning sun The drums did beat and the cannons roar And the shillin' didn't seem The shillin' didn't seem much worth the war
Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war
And on they fought and the men did fall Cut down by bayonet and musket ball And many o' these brave young men Would never fight for Would never fight for their King again
Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war