Absolutely Irish movie - The King's Shilling lyrics

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Oh my love has left me wi' bairnies twa<br>

And that's the last o' him I ever saw<br>

He's joined the army and he marched awa'<br>

He took the shillin'<br>

He took the shillin' and he marched awa'<br>

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Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

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He looked so fine as he marched along<br>

Wi' his kilt and sporran an' his musket gun<br>

And the ladies kissed them as they marched awa'<br>

He sailed out by<br>

They sailed out by the Berwick Law<br>

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Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

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The pipes did play as he marched along<br>

And soldiers sang out a battle song<br>

"March on, march on," cried the Captain gay<br>

For King and country<br>

For King and country we will fight today<br>

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Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

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The battle rattled tae the sound o' guns<br>

And bayonets flashed in the morning sun<br>

The drums did beat and the cannons roar<br>

And the shillin' didn't seem<br>

The shillin' didn't seem much worth the war<br>

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Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

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And on they fought and the men did fall<br>

Cut down by bayonet and musket ball<br>

And many o' these brave young men<br>

Would never fight for<br>

Would never fight for their King again<br>

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Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

Come laddies come, hear the cannons roar<br>

Take the King's shilling an' we're off tae war<br>

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