Spanish Bride

O'er the hills and o'er the main Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain King George commands and we obey Over the hills and far away And we sailed out of England bound for Lisbon harbour With bayonets a-gleaming and pride to the fore We'd little to hope but we tried hard to cherish The thoughts of our loved ones on England's fair shore And soon we were transported through hell and its fury Through smoke and through fire, Through shot and through flame And at Telavera we stole Boney's Eagle And in that short time we were heroes of Spain And I met with a maiden hair black as the raven Her eyes they did glister like two diamonds bright We spoke not a word at our very first meeting And I lay in her arms all that long Spanish night And we travelled together o'er mountain and valley And she by my side through many's the fight She tended my suffering and she salved me of pity And bore me a daughter for my heart's delight And we marched into Lisbon proud Wellington's army The war being over it's homeward we're bound And all on the quayside - the weeping and wailing Four thousand women left on that cold ground Farewell and adieu to you Spanish lady Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders to sail home to England But I know in some time we'll return once again Once again Once again Once again And if ever I'm returning It's with gold in great plenty And if I return it's with gold in great store I'll search far and wide for my Spanish lady Who brought me such peace in the midst of such war Farewell and adieu to you Spanish lady Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain We've received orders to sail home to England But I know in some time we'll return once again Farewell and adieu to you Spanish lady Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain We've received orders to sail home to England But I know in some time we'll return once again And again And again Once again Once again Once again O'er the hills and o'er the main Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain King George commands and we obey Over the hills and far away