The Halliard - Durham Militia lyrics

You are going to be a militia-man a valliant volunteer You think it will be a lazy month and get your swig of beer You'll fight your battles or a pipe and n'er receive a scar You're a dandy fop at home you'll stop and never go to war For the Durham Warriors are the boys That gallup to the fight By drinking beer and cuddling girls All the live long night When you wear your trousers grey and your coat of red and blue (And? he?) may forget my boys what we may think of you Your musket's wrong side upwards and your bayonet who knows where You'll march away like heroes to make the la**es stare For the Durham Warriors are the boys That gallup to the fight By drinking beer and cuddling girls All the live long night Trumpet sounds for glory you go gladly rushing in To some snug old alehouse to spend you hard-earned tin When the money is all gone you'll coax the girls to treat Whispering marriage in their ears and giving them kisses sweet For the Durham Warriors are the boys That gallup to the fight By drinking beer and cuddling girls All the live long night The captain gives the order you line up and in your ranks The alehouse has been emptied and the lardlord gives his thanks For them foes may tremble should the trumpets sound the charge And Durham town is sick and tired of militia-men at large For the Durham Warriors are the boys That gallup to the fight By drinking beer and cuddling girls All the live long night If I would say our gracious queen or Good Lord see him as well And send these would-be warriors to a place I dare not tell Durham town would be at peace and the rascals who compose Durham's volunteer brigade would never leave their homes For the Durham Warriors are the boys That gallup to the fight By drinking beer and cuddling girls All the live long night You are going to be a militia-man a valliant volunteer You think it will be a lazy month and get your swig of beer You'll fight your battles or a pipe and n'er receive a scar You're a dandy fop at home you'll stop and never go to war For the Durham Warriors are the boys That gallup to the fight By drinking beer and cuddling girls All the live long night