When the Foeman Bares His Steel

When the foeman bares his steel Tarantara, tarantara We uncomfortable feel Tarantara And we find the wisest thing Tarantara, tarantara Is to slap our chest and sing Tarantara For when threatened with emeutes Tarantara, tarantara And your heart is in your boots Tarantara There is nothing brings it round Like the trumpet's martial sound Like the trumpet's martial sound Tarantara, tarantara Tarantara, tarantara Tarantara, tarantara Tarantara, tarantara Tarantara, tarantara Tarantara, tarantara Tarantara, tarantara Ra ra, tarantara Go, ye heroes, go to glory Though ye die in combat gory Ye shall live in song and story Go to immortality Go to death, and go to slaughter Die, and every Cornish daughter With her tears your grave shall water Go, ye heroes, go and die Go, ye heroes, go and die Go, ye heroes, go and die Though to us it's evident Tarantara, tarantara These attentions are well meant Tarantara Such expressions don't appear Tarantara, tarantara Calculated men to cheer Tarantara Who are going to meet their fate In a highly nervous state Tarantara, tarantara, tarantara Still to us it's evident These attentions are well meant Tarantara, tarantara, tarantara Go and do your best endeavor And before all links we sever We will say farewell for ever Go to glory and the grave Go to glory and the grave For your foes are fierce and ruthless False, unmerciful, and truthless Young and tender, old and toothless All in vain their mercy crave We observe too great a stress On the risks that on us press And of reference a lack To our chance of coming back Still, perhaps it would be wise Not to carp or criticize For it's very evident These attentions are well meant Yes, perhaps it would be wise Not to carp or criticize For it's very evident These attentions are well meant Yes, it's very evident These intentions are well meant Evident Yes, well meant Evident Ah, yes, well meant! When the foeman bears his steel (go, ye heroes) Tarntara, tarantara (go to glory) We uncomfortable feel (though you die) Tarantara (in combat gory) And we find the wisest thing (ye shall live in) Tarantara, tarantara (song and story) Is to slap our chests and sing (go to immortality) Tarantara Go to death, and go to slaughter (for when threatened with emeutes, tarantara, tarantara) Die, and every Cornish daughter (and your heart is in your boots, tarantara) With her tears your grave shall water (there is nothing brings it round like the trumpet's martial sound) Go, ye heroes, go and die (like the trumpet's martial sound, tarantara, tarantara) Go ye heroes, go to immortality (tarantara, tarantara, tarantara, tarantara) Go ye heroes, go to immortality (tarantara, tarantara, tarantara, tarantara) Though you die in combat gory (tarantara, tarantara) Ye shall live in song and story (tarantara, tarantara) Go to immortality (tarantara, ra, ra, tarantara) Away, away Yes, yes, we go These pirates slay Tarantara They do not stay Tarantara Then why this delay Alright, we go Yes, forward on the foe Yes, forward on the foe They're still here We go, we go Yes, forward on the foe Yes, forward on the foe Mabel, they're still here! At last they go (we go, we go) At last they go, at last they go (we go, we go) At last they really, really go (we go, we go, we go, we go) Yes, but they don't go! We go, we go Yes, forward on the foe Yes, forward on the foe Oh dammit, they don't go! At last they go (we go, we go) At last they go, at last they go (we go, we go) At last they really, really (we go, we go, we go, we go) Really, really, really, really go (we go, we go, we go, we go)