Arthur McBride sing and play along

I had a first cousin called Arthur McBride.

He and I took a stroll down shall by the seaside,

aseeking good fortune and what might betide,

'twas just as the day was adawning.

Then af been ter resting we both took a tramp,

we met Sergeant Harper and Corporal

Cramp, be you'd sides the wee drummer who beat up for camp,

with his rowdydowdow in the morning.

He says, "My young fellows if you will enlist,

a and guinea you quickly shall have in your fist.

Besides ing a crown for to kick up the dust,

and drink the king's health in the morning."

Had we been such fools as to take the advance,

the wee bitter morning we had run to chance,

for you'd think it no scruple to send us to France,

where his we would be killed in the morning.

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