The King's Shilling

Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa
 And that's the last of him I ever saw
 He's joined the army and marched to war
 He took the shilling
 He took the shilling and he's off to war
 Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar
 Take the King's shilling and you're off to war
 Well did he look as he marched along
 With his kilt and sporran and his musket gun
 And the ladies tipped him as he marched along
 He sailed out by
 He sailed out by the Broomielaw
 The pipes did play as he marched along
 And the soldiers sang out a battle song
 "March on, march on," cried the Captain gay
 And for King and country
 For King and country we will fight today
 Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar
 Take the King's shilling and we're off to war
 The battle rattled to the sound of guns
 And the bayonets flashed in the morning sun
 The drums did beat and the cannons roared
 And the shilling didn't seem
 The shilling didn't seem much worth the war
 Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar
 Take the King's shilling and we're off to war
 Well the men they fought and the men did fall
 Cut down by bayonets and musket ball
 And many of these brave young men
 Would never fight for
 Would never fight for the King again
 Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar
 Take the King's shilling and we're off to war
 Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar
 Take the King's shilling and you'll die in war