Annotation:Tired Soldier (The)
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TIRED SOLDIER, THE. English, Air (whole time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "The Tired Soldier" was a song dating at least to the late 18th century, with music by T. Coombe. The first stanza goes:
The tired solider, bold and brave,
Now rests his weary feet,
And in the shelter of the grave
Has found a safe retreat.
To him the trumpet's piercing breath
To arms they call in vain,
He quartered in the arms of death,
He'll never, never march again.
Cho:
March, march again, march, march again,
March, march again, march, march again,
He quartered in the arms of death,
He'll never, never march again.
