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T:The Rambling Soldier
B:Garners Gay, EFDS, 1967
S:Nick Broad, Cornwall
Z:Fred Hamer
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bb
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w:I've been to the wars and I've lost one leg, While fight-ing over the
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w:oc-ean, I've fought for_ king and_ coun-try too, Won hon-our and pro-
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w:mo-tion, So my jol-ly, jol-ly crew, I'll bid you all a-dieu, No more to the wars_ will I
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w:go with you, But I'll tra-vel the coun-try through and through, And_ still be a ram-bling
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w:sold-ier
W:I've been to the wars and I've lost one leg,
W:While fighting over the ocean,
W:I fought for king and country too,
W:Won honour and promotion,
W:So my jolly, jolly crew,
W:I'll bid you all adieu
W:No more to the wars will I go with you,
W:But I'll travel the country through and through,
W:And still be a rambling soldier
W:
W:And if anybody here wants to know my name,
W:My name it is Ben Johnson,
W:I have a message from the King
W:To court all girls that are handsome,
W:To court 'em all both old and young,
W:To court 'em all and marry none
W:To court 'em all and amrry marry none
W:And still be a rambling soldier