by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)

Language: English 
We be the King's men, hale and hearty,
Marching to meet one Buonaparty;
If he won't sail, lest the wind should blow,
We shall have marched for nothing, O!
Right fol-lol! Right fol-lol!
We shall have marched for nothing, O!
Right fol-lol! Right fol-lol!

We be the King's men, hale and hearty,
Marching to meet one Buonaparty;
If he be sea-sick, says "No, no!"
We shall have marched for nothing, O!
Right fol-lol! Right fol-lol!
We shall have marched for nothing, O!
Right fol-lol! Right fol-lol!

We be the King's men, hale and hearty,
Marching to meet one Buonaparty;
Never mind, mates, we'll be merry though
We may have marched for nothing, O! 
Right fol-lol! Right fol-lol!
We may have marched for nothing, O!

Composition:

    Set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Buonaparty", 1908, published 1909 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-17
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Word count: 124