God for King Charles! deg. Pym deg. and such carles deg.7
To the Devil that prompts 'em their treasonous parles!
Cavaliers, up! Lips from the cup,
Hands from the pasty, nor bite take nor sup 10
Till you're--
CHORUS.--Marching along, fifty score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
Hampden deg. to hell, and his obsequies knell. deg.14
Serve Hazelrig, deg. Fiennes, deg. and young Harry deg. as well! deg.15
England, good cheer! Rupert deg. is near! deg.16
Kentish and loyalists, keep we not here,
CHO.--Marching along, fifty score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
Then, God for King Charles! Pym and his snarls 20
To the Devil that pricks on such pestilent carles!
Hold by the right, you double your might;
So, onward to Nottingham, deg. fresh for the fight, deg.23
CHO.--March we along, fifty score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song!
II. GIVE A ROUSE
I
King Charles, and who'll do him right now?
King Charles, and who's ripe for fight now?
Give a rouse; here's, in hell's despite now,
King Charles!
II
Who gave me the goods that went since?
Who raised me the house that sank once?
Who helped me to gold I spent since?
Who found me in wine you drank once?
CHO.--King Charles, and who'll do him right now?
King Charles, and who's ripe for fight now? 10
Give a rouse; here's, in hell's despite now,
King Charles!
III
To whom used my boy George quaff else,
By the old fool's side that begot him?
For whom did he cheer and laugh else,
While Noll's deg. damned troopers shot him? deg.16
CHO.--King Charles, and who'll do him right now?
King Charles, and who's ripe for fight now?
Give a rouse: here's, in hell's despite now,
King Charles! 20
III. BOOT AND SADDLE
I
Boot, saddle, to horse, and away!
Rescue my castle before the hot day
Brightens to blue from its silvery gray,
CHO.--Boot, saddle, to horse, and away!
II
Ride past the suburbs, asleep as you'd say;
Many's the friend there, will listen and pray
"God's luck to gallants that strike u
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