Did You Like the Battle, Sir?

Did you like the battle sir? Did your men fight well?

I can see your soldiers coming over yonder hill

And can you hear the welcome by the pealing of the bell?

Is that blood upon your sword from someone you did kill?

Oh let me help you from your horse

And let me help you down

Let me heal the wound that hurt you

Oh take a sip from this glass of wine

Take a morsel of this food of mine

Lay your body on my bed so fine

Before you die

Did you win your battle sir? Tell me all your news

How many did you kill sir? How many did you lose?

And did your men fight well my lord? Did your men fight well?

How many did you leave there? Will you ever tell?

And did you kill the man who put the sword into your side?

Was he made to pay for his crime?

Oh take a sip from this glass of wine

Take a morsel of this food of mine

Lay your body on my bed so fine

Before you die

Say you have a wife at home, I know you have a son

In two years he'll be marching to the beating of your drum

I don't know how to tell you sir, these words I cannot say

With that wound you have my lord, you'll not last to see the day

My wife and I will comfort you, we'll do what we can

We will do our best to please you

Oh take a sip from this glass of wine

Take a morsel of this food of mine

Lay your body on my bed so fine

Before you die

Did you win the battle sir? Did you make them pay?

You fought them by the river dad, where I used to play

And the willow tree I used to climb, today it weeps for you

In a bead of perspiration, well there's nothing we can do

Oh did you win the battle sir? Did they run a mile?

Did you really think that it was all worthwhile?

Oh take a sip from this glass of wine

Take a morsel of this food of mine

Lay your body on my bed so fine

Before you die