I Wanna Be In the Cavalry

I wanna be in the cavalry, if they send me off to war I wanna good steed under me like my forefathers before And I wanna good mount when the bugle sounds And I hear the cannons' roar I wanna be in the cavalry if I must go off to war I wanna horse in the volunteer force that's riding forth at dawn Please save for me some gallantry that will echo when I'm gone And I beg of you, sarge, let me lead the charge When the battle lines are drawn And lemme at least leave a good hoof beat They'll remember loud and long I'd not a good foot soldier make, I'd be sour and slow at march And I'd be sick on a navy ship, and the sea would leave me parched But I'll be first in line if you let me ride By God, you'll see my starch Lope back o'er the heath with the laurel wreath Underneath that vict'ry arch I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war I wanna good steed under me like my forefathers before And I wanna good mount when the bugle sounds And I hear the cannons' roar I wanna be in the cavalry if I must go off to war Let me earn my spurs in the battle's blur Where the day is lost or won (yeah) And I'll wield my lance as the ponies dance And the blackguards fire their guns And a sabre keen, and a saddle carbine, and an army Remington Where the hot lead screams, and the cold, cold steel Let me be a cav'lryman (whoa) I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war I wanna good steed under me like my forefathers before And I wanna good mount when the bugle sounds And I hear the cannons' roar I wanna be in the cavalry if I must go off to war Let 'em play their flutes, and stirrup my boots And place them back to front For I won't be back on the rider-less black And I'm finished in my hunt I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war I wanna be in the cavalry, but I won't ride home no more