THE SONG OF THE FIFE AND DRUM
Rrrrrrrm Rrrrrrrm Rrrrrrrm te tum tum,We are the fife, we are the drum,We are the march to battle,—The whistling shrill of the fifeAnd the drum's gay rattle.Rrrrrrrm Rrrrrrrm Rrrrrrrm te tum tum,The shrilling of fire and the drum's gay rattle.
For'ard, march! How the pulses thrill!Keep step, keep step to the drummer's skill,To the sound of the drum's gay rattle.More red! More red! Cries the flag of battleMarch on! March on! For I scent afarThe dye stuff I'm desiring,—The blood of the men of hiring.The shrill of the fife and the drum's gay rattle!
Ah, hear! Ah, hear! The mighty drums!Drums? 'Tis the roar of battle!
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