Soldiers Of The King (Or Queen)

[RichardB]

Britons once did loyally declaim

About the way we ruled the waves.

Every Briton's song was just the same

When singing of her soldier-braves.

All the world had heard it--

Wondered why we sang,

And some have learned the reason why--

But we're not forgetting it,

And we're not letting it

Fade away and gradually die,

Fade away and gradually die.

So when we say that England's master

Remember who has made her so

It's the soldiers of the Queen, my lads

Who've been, my lads, who've seen, my lads

In the fight for England's glory lads

When we've had to show them what we mean:

And when we say we've always won

And when they ask us how it's done

We'll proudly point to every one

Of England's soldiers of the Queen.

Source:

Digital Collections - Music - Stuart, Leslie, 1864-1928. The soldiers of the Queen.

Source

[THYLACINE]

I can remember hearing Edward Woodward singing this song, the memorable lines are:

Its the soldiers of the Queen, my lads,

Who've been my lads, who've seen my lads . . .etc

He sang it in his role as Breaker Morant. A very emotive, very English military marching song.

[RichardB]

Woodward

I can remember hearing Edward Woodward singing this song, the memorable lines are: Its the soldiers of the Queen, my lads, Who've been my lads, who've seen my lads . . .etc He sang it in his role as Breaker Morant. A very emotive, very English military marching song.