Misc Traditional - The british grenadiers

^GSome talk of Alexander and some of ^DHercu^Gles ^GOf Hector and Lysander and such great ^Dnames as ^Gthese ^GBut of all the world’s great heroes there’s ^Cnone that can com^Gpare^D With a ^Gtow row ^Drow row ^Grow row ^Crow to the ^GBritish ^DGrenad^Giers

^GNone of these ancient heroes ne’er saw a ^Dcannon ^Gball ^GNor knew the force of powder to slay their ^Dfoes with ^Gall ^GBut our brave boys do know it and ^Cbanish all their ^Gfears^D Sing ^Gtow row ^Drow row ^Grow row ^Crow for the ^GBritish ^DGrenad^Giers

^GWhen e’er we are commanded to storm the ^Dpali^Gsades ^GOur leaders march with fuses and we with ^Dhand gre^Gnades ^GWe throw them from the glacis a^Cbout the enemies’ ^Gears^D Sing ^Gtow row ^Drow row ^Grow row ^Crow for the ^GBritish ^DGrenad^Giers

^GAnd when the siege is over we to the ^Dtown re^Gpair ^GThe townsmen cry hurrah boys here comes a ^DGrenad^Gier ^GHere come the Grenadiers my boys who ^Cknow no doubts or ^Gfears^D Sing ^Gtow row ^Drow row ^Grow row ^Crow for the ^GBritish ^DGrenad^Giers

^GSo let us fill a bumper and drink a ^Dhealth to ^Gthose ^GWho carry caps and pouches and wear the ^Dlouped ^Gclothes ^GMay they and their commanders live ^Chappy all their ^Gyears^D Sing ^Gtow row ^Drow row ^Grow row ^Crow for the ^GBritish ^DGrenad^Giers