Marcher battle song
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The verse and repeat should be sung to the first variation (v1 in the recording linked above), the chorus is to the second variation (v3 in the recording linked above). | The verse and repeat should be sung to the first variation (v1 in the recording linked above), the chorus is to the second variation (v3 in the recording linked above). | ||
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Revision as of 11:16, 10 June 2013
Original tune Hughie Graeme as sung by June Tabor. Lyrics by Daisy Abbott and Chris Edwards.
The verse and repeat should be sung to the first variation (v1 in the recording linked above), the chorus is to the second variation (v3 in the recording linked above).
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Em Marcher lasses, Marcher lads, Em ______________________ A Leave your homes and leave your farms Em Beat your ploughshares into swords Em ____________ Bm___Em The time has come to take up arms
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Chorus: A Come along and join with me A __________________ Em Hear the horns the Beaters blow Em Our foes will fall before the scythe Em______________ Bm___Em From earth we come, to earth we go
Join me marching ever on With your billhook in your hand Feel the ground begin to shake When Marchers fight for Marcher land
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We are stout and we are strong Marcher folk will never yield We shall never be afraid With Virtue as our shining shield
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Those that stand before us now They shall reap just as they sow Their bodies will enrich our soil Their blood will make the barley grow
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