Paul Brady - Arthur mcbride and the sergeant

Oh, ^G/Dme and my co^D7usin, one Ar^G/Dthur McBride ^D7As ^D6sus4we ^D7sus2went a-wal^D6sus4king down ^D7sus2by the seaside Now, ^G/Dmark what did ^D7follow and ^G/Dwhat ^D7did be^D6sus4tide For ^D6sus4it being ^G/Don Christmas ^D7morning...

Out ^G/Dfor recre^D7ation, we ^G/Dwent on a tramp ^D7And ^D6sus4we ^D7sus2met Sergeant ^D6sus4Napper and ^D7sus2Corporal Vamp And a ^D6sus4little wee ^D7drummer, in^G/Dtending to camp For the ^D6sus4day being ^G/Dpleasant and ^D7charming

"Good ^G/Dmorning! Good ^D7morning!" the ^G/Dsergeant did cry "^D7And ^D6sus4the ^D7sus2same to you ^D6sus4gentlemen!" ^D7sus2we did reply In^G/Dtending no ^D7harm but ^G/Dmeant ^D7to ^D6sus4pass by For ^D6sus4it being ^G/Don Christmas ^D7morning

But ^G/Dsays he, "My ^D7fine fellows ^G/Dif you will enlist ^D7It's ^D6sus4ten ^D7sus2guineas in ^D6sus4gold I will ^D7sus2slip in your fist And a ^D6sus4crown in the ^D7bargain for to ^G/Dkick up the dust And ^D6sus4drink the King's ^G/Dhealth in the ^D7morning

For a ^G/Dsoldier he l^D7eads a ^G/Dvery fine life ^D7And ^D6sus4he ^D7sus2always is ^D6sus4blessed with a ^D7sus2charming young wife And he ^G/Dpays all his ^D7debts without ^G/Dsorrow ^D7or ^D6sus4strife And ^D6sus4always lives ^G/Dpleasant and ^D7charming...

And a ^G/Dsoldier he ^D7always is ^G/Ddecent and clean ^D7In ^D6sus4the ^D7sus2finest of ^D6sus4clothing he's ^D7sus2constantly seen While ^D6sus4other poor ^D7fellows go ^G/Ddirty and mean And ^D6sus4sup on thin ^G/Dgruel in the ^D7morning."

"But", says ^G/DArthur, "I ^D7wouldn't be ^G/Dproud of your clothes ^D7For ^D6sus4you've ^D7sus2only the ^D6sus4lend of them ^D7sus2as I suppose And you ^G/Ddare not change ^D7them-one-night, ^G/Dfor ^D7you ^D6sus4know If you ^D6sus4do you'll be ^G/Dflogged in the ^D7morning

And al^G/Dthough that ^D7we-are ^G/Dsingle and free ^D7We ^D6sus4take ^D7sus2great ^D6sus4delight in our ^D7sus2own company And we ^D6sus4have no de^D7sire strange ^G/Dfaces to see Although ^D6sus4that your ^G/Doffers are ^D7charming

And we ^G/Dhave no de^D7sire to ^G/Dtake your advance ^D7All ^D6sus4ha-----^D7sus2zards and ^D6sus4dangers we ^D7sus2barter on chance G/D D7 G/D D7 D6sus4 For you-would-have no scruples for-to-send-us-to France Where ^D6sus4we would get ^G/Dshot without ^D7warning"

"Oh ^G/Dnow!", says the ^D7sergeant "I'll ^G/Dhave no such chat ^D7And ^D6sus4I ^D7sus2neither will ^D6sus4take it from ^D7sus2spalpeen or brat For ^D6sus4if you in^D7sult me with ^G/Done other word I'll ^D6sus4cut off your ^G/Dheads in the ^D7morning"

And-then ^G/DArthur and ^D7I we ^G/Dsoon drew our hods ^D7And ^D6sus4we ^D7sus2scarce gave them ^D6sus4time for to ^D7sus2draw-their-own-blades When a ^G/Dtrusty shill^D7elagh came ^G/Dover th^D7eir he^D6sus4ads And ^D6sus4bade them take ^G/Dthat as fair ^D7warning

And their ^G/Dold-rusty ^D7rapiers that ^G/Dhung by their side ^D7We ^D6sus4flung ^D7sus2them as far ^D6sus4as we ^D7sus2could in the tide "Now ^D6sus4take them out, ^D7Divils!", cried ^G/DArthur McBride "And ^D6sus4temper their^G/D edge in the m^D7orning"

And the ^G/Dlittle wee ^D7drummer we ^G/Dflattened his pow ^D7And ^D6sus4we ^D7sus2made-a-foot^D6sus4ball of his ^D7sus2rowdeydowdow Threw ^G/Dit in the ^D7tide for to ^G/Drock ^D7and ^D6sus4to row And ^D6sus4bade it a ^G/Dtedious retu^D7rning

And we ^G/Dhaving no ^D7money, paid-^G/Dthem-off in cracks ^D7And ^D6sus4we ^D7sus2paid no ^D6sus4respect to-their ^D7sus2two bloody backs For we ^D6sus4lathered them ^D7there like a ^G/Dpair of wet sacks And ^D6sus4left them for ^G/Ddead in the ^D7morning

And ^G/Dso to-con^D7clude and to ^G/Dfinish disputes D7 D6sus4 D7sus2 D6sus4 D7sus2 We o------bligingly asked if they wanted recruits For we ^G/Dwere the la^D7ds who would ^G/Dgive ^D7them ^D6sus4hard clouts And ^D6sus4bid them look ^G/Dsharp in the ^D7morning

Oh ^G/Dme and my ^D7cousin, one ^G/DArthur McBride ^D7As ^D6sus4we ^D7sus2went a wal^D6sus4kin' down ^D7sus2by the seaside Now ^D6sus4mark what ^D7followed and ^G/Dwhat did betide For ^D6sus4it being ^G/Don Christmas ^D7morning