The King's Shilling

Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa And that's the last of him I ever saw He joined the army and marched to war He took the shilling, he took the shilling and he's off to war Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar Take the king's shilling and you're off to war Well, did he look as he marched along With his kilt and sporran and his musket gun? The ladies tipped him as he marched along He sailed out by, he sailed out by the Broomielaw Pipes did play as he marched along And the 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 cannon roar Take the king's shilling and you're off to war Well, the battle rattled to the sound of guns And the bayonets flashed in the morning sun The drums did beat and the cannon roared And the shilling didn't seem, oh the shilling didn't seem much worth the war Well, the men they fought and the men did fall Cut down by bayonet and musket ball Many of these brave young men Would never fight for, would never fight for the king again Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar Take the king's shilling and you're die to war Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar Take the king's shilling and you'll die in war... Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar Take the king's shilling and you'll die in war... Die in war Die in war Die in war La de da Laddies come La de da...