Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
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and a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
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and he called for his privates three.
Beer, beer, beer to the privates,
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merry men are we.
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with a fighting infantry.
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and he called for his corporals three
Hut, two, hut, two, hut, said the corporals
Beer, beer, beer, said the privates
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Merry men are we
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They're not so fair as can compare
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Old King Cole was
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and a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
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and he called for his sergeants three.
Right, right, squad, squad, right, to the sergeant,
hut, cue, hut, cue, hut, to the corporal,
beer, beer, beer, to the privates,
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merry men are we.
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
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and a merry old soul was he,
He called for his pipe,
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and he called for the Shavetail's three.
We do all the works of the Shavetail,
right by Spotsquad, right to the sun,
Hut -two, hut -two, hut to the corporals,
Beer, beer, beer to the privates,
Merry men are we,
with the Fighting Infantry.
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Old King Cole
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and a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
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and he called for his captains three.
We want a ten -day leave to the captains,
we do all the works in the chave -tail,
right by squatch -squatch,
right to the sun,
a -choo, a -choo, a -choo to the corporal,
beer, beer, beer to the privates,
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merry men are we,
with the fighting infantry.
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and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe
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and he called for the chaplains three
The army shot to hell,
said the chaplains,
we'd like a ten -day leave,
said the captains
We'd do all the work,
said the shave -tail,
right by squad, squad, right,
said the sergeant
Hut -de -hoo, hut -de -hoo,
hut, said the corporal
Beer, beer, beer, said the privates,
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merry men are we
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with a fighting infantry
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and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe,
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and he called for his majors three
What's my next command? the majors
Army shot to hells, said the chaplains
We want a ten -day leave, said the cabins
We do all the work,
said the shame -tailed
Right by squad, squad, right, said the son
Hut, dew, hut, dew, hut, said the corporal
Beer, beer, beer, said the privates
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Merry men are we
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with the fighting infantry
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and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe,
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and he called for his colonels three
Duh, said the colonels,
what's my next command,
said the majors
The army's shot to hell,
said the chaplains
We'd like a ten -day leave,
said the captains
We do all the work, said the chieftain
Right, right, squat, squat,
right, said the sergeants
Hut, two, hut, two, hut,
said the corporals
Beer, beer, beer, said the privates
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Merry men are we
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fighting infantry
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and a merry old soul was he
He'd call for his pipe
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and he'd call for the generals three
Beer, beer, beers to the generals
Beer, beer, beers to the colonels
Beer, beer, beers to the majors
Beer, beer, beers to the chaplains
Beer, beers to the captains
Beer, beer, beers to the chieftains
Beer, beer, beers to the sergeants
Beer, beers to the corporals
Beer, beer, beer said the privates,
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With the Fighting Infantry!
Outro 1
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