Key: E major•
Verse 1
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Now old
King
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a merry old soul was he.
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his bow and he called for the privates three.
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Merry men are we!
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They're none so fair as can com
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Now old
King
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a merry old soul was he.
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his bow and called for the corporals three.
Hut, two, hut, two, hut, said the corporals
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Merry men are we
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There are none so fair as can compare
With the fighting infantry
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Old
King
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He'd call for his pipe
And he'd call for his ball
right to the sergeants
Hut -two, hut -two, hut to the corporals
Beer, beer, beer to the privates
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Merry men are we
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They're none so fair as can compare
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Now old
King
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And a merry old soul was he
he'd call for his bowl
Shave -Tails
Three
Shave -Tails
Right by squad, squad,
right to the sergeants
Beer, beer, beer to the privates
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It's merry men are we,
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they're none so fair as can compare with the fighting infantry.
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Old
King
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He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,
we do all the works of the shave -tail.
Right by squad, squad,
right to the sergeants.
Hut to, hut to, hut to the corporals.
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It's merry men, are we?
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can compare with the
Fighting
Infantry.
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B
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Now old
King
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B
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,
The captains, we'd do all the
works of the chateau.
Ride by squad, squad,
ride to the sergeant.
Hut to, hut to, hut to the corporal.
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Merry men are we, they're not so fair as
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Now old
King
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and a merry old soul was he.
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He coughed for his pipe, and he coughed for his bowl,
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What's my next command?
said the colonels.
Army shot to hell, said
the chaplains.
shaved -tails.
Ride by squad, squad,
ride to the sergeant.
Hut to, hut to, hut to the corporals.
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B
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It's merry men, are we?
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They're not so fair as can com
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B
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Now old
King
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He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,
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and he called for the generals three.
Beer, beer, beer, said the generals.
Beer, beer, beer, said the colonels.
Beer, beer, beer, said the chaplains.
Beer, beer, beer, said the captains.
Beer, beer, beers to the shavetails
Beer, beer, beers to the sergeants
Beer, beer, beers to the corporals
Beer, beer, beers to the privates
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Merry men, are we?
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They're not so fairs
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infantry
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