Soldier Laddie 歌詞

I once was a maid, tho I canna tell when And still my delight is in proper young men Someone o a troop o Dragoons was my daddie Nae wonder I"m fond o a young soldier laddie Sing fa la la, la la la, la la la laddie The first o my loves was a swaggering blade To rattle the thundering drum was his trade His leg was so tight and his cheek was so ruddy Transported I was wi my soldier laddie Sing But the Godly auld chaplain left him in the lurch So the sword I forsook for the sake o the church He ventured the soul and I risked the body Twas then I proved false to my soldier laddie Sing Full soon I grew sick o my sanctified sot The regiment at large for a husband I got From the gilded spontoon tae the fife I was ready I asked for nae mair but a young soldier laddie But the peace it reduced me to beg in despair Til I met my old boy at a Cunningham fair His rags regimental they fluttered so gaudy Oh my hairt it rejoiced at my soldier laddie Sing And noo I hae lived, I know not how long And still I can join in a cup and a song But whilst with both hands I can hold the glass steady Here's tae ye my love, my ain soldier laddie Sing