A recruiting sergeant marched through the streets of Rochester
Home from the wars in the Low Countries
And he sang as he marched through the crowded streets of Rochester
Come be a soldier for Marlborough and me
Come be a soldier, Come be a soldier
Come be a soldier for Marlborough and me
And he sand as he marched through the crowded streets of Rochester
Come be a soldier for Marlborough and me
For the Queen she has ordered fresh troops for the continent
To fight against the French in the Low Countries
So if you'd be a rover all in a scarlet uniform
Take the Queen's shilling for Marlborough and me
Take the Queen's shilling, take the Queen's shilling
Take the Queen's shilling for Marlborough and me
So if you'd be a rover all in a scarlet uniform
Take the Queen's shilling for Marlborough and me
Oh not I said the carpenter, not I said the mason
Most of the people they would not agree
To be pain in the rattle and powder of the cannon ball
Wages for soldiers for Marlborough and thee
Wages for soldiers, wages for soldiers
Wages for soldiers for Marlborough and thee
To be paid in the rattle and powder of the cannon ball
Wages for soldiers for Marlborough and thee
Oh but I said the young man have long endured the parish dues
No more charity for the likes of me
Starvation and danger shall always be my destiny
I'll take the Queen's shilling for Marlborough and thee
Take the Queen's shilling, take the Queen's shilling
Take the Queen's shilling for Marlborough and thee
Starvation and danger shall always be my destiny
I'll take the Queen's shilling for Marlborough and thee
So fourteen new recruits marched through the streets of Rochester
Bound for the wars in the Low Countries
And they sang as the marched through the crowded streets of Rochester
Come be soldier for Marlborough and me
Come be a soldier, come be a soldier
Come be a soldier for Marlborough and me
And they sang as they marched through the crowded streets of Rochester
Come be a soldier for Marlborough and me
(Traditional Song - Note: this tune has since been used widely, the most 'famous' example probably being adapted for "Waltzing Matilda")
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