Artist: Karan Casey
[INTRO]
[G]
[VERSE]
Oh, my love has left me with bairns [C]twa
And that's the [G]last of him I ever saw
He joined the army and marched to [C]war
He took the [Am7]shilling, he took the [C]shilling and he's off to [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[VERSE]
Well, did he look as he marched a[C]long
With his kilt and [G]sporran and his musket gun?
Ladies tipped him as he marched a[C]long
He sailed [Am7]out by, he sailed [C]out by the Broomie[G]law
[VERSE]
Pipes did play as he marched a[C]long
And the soldiers [G]sang out a battle song
"March on, march on," cried the captain [C]gay
For king and [Am7]country, for king and [C]country we will fight to[G]day
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am7] [C] [G]
[VERSE]
Well, the battle rattled to the sound of [C]guns
And the bayonets [G]flashed in the morning sun
The drums did beat and the cannon [C]roared
And the shilling [Am7]didn't seem, oh, the shilling [C]didn't seem much worth the [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[VERSE]
Well, the men they fought and the men did [C]fall
Cut down by bayo[G]net and musket ball
Many of these brave young [C]men
Would never [Am7]fight for, would never [C]fight for the king a[G]gain
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you'll [D]die in [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you'll [D]die in [G]war
Die in [C]war [G]
You'll die in [C]war [G]
[G]
[VERSE]
Oh, my love has left me with bairns [C]twa
And that's the [G]last of him I ever saw
He joined the army and marched to [C]war
He took the [Am7]shilling, he took the [C]shilling and he's off to [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[VERSE]
Well, did he look as he marched a[C]long
With his kilt and [G]sporran and his musket gun?
Ladies tipped him as he marched a[C]long
He sailed [Am7]out by, he sailed [C]out by the Broomie[G]law
[VERSE]
Pipes did play as he marched a[C]long
And the soldiers [G]sang out a battle song
"March on, march on," cried the captain [C]gay
For king and [Am7]country, for king and [C]country we will fight to[G]day
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am7] [C] [G]
[VERSE]
Well, the battle rattled to the sound of [C]guns
And the bayonets [G]flashed in the morning sun
The drums did beat and the cannon [C]roared
And the shilling [Am7]didn't seem, oh, the shilling [C]didn't seem much worth the [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[VERSE]
Well, the men they fought and the men did [C]fall
Cut down by bayo[G]net and musket ball
Many of these brave young [C]men
Would never [Am7]fight for, would never [C]fight for the king a[G]gain
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you're [D]off to [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you'll [D]die in [G]war
[CHORUS]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon [Am7]roar
Take the [G]king's shilling and you'll [D]die in [G]war
Die in [C]war [G]
You'll die in [C]war [G]
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