Song Lyrics Unknown - Forfar Soldier    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Forfar Soldier Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Forfar Soldier Theme ID: 4093 Album: N/A Forfar Soldier In Forfar I was born and bred In faith I do think shame, sir. The sober life afore l gaed. Afore I come be-hame, sir. Hurrah. hurrah Wi' my diddy-fan-ai-an-i-do. My father was a weaver poor. That ever wove the spool, sir. There wasna beef within the door. But just a pound of gruel. sir. At twelve they sent me to the school To count the rule of three, sir. A noble thought came in my head. And a sodger l would be, sir. l went in to Forfar Toon And in the Forfar County. Enlisted there wi Sairgeant Broon For fifty pounds o' bounty. They gave me white mittens to my hands. And plates to hap my back, sir, And they swore that I was the bravest man In a' the toon o' Forfar Through all the markets in the toon. They marched me up and doon, sir. Wi' strip-ed stockings on my legs And feathers on my croon, sir. They werna long they changed ma tune. They sent me o'er to Spain, sir. There was forty regiments in a raw. Come a-marching o'er the plain, sir. Twa long years we fought withain But o it was in vain, sir. Until a ball gaed through my leg. And l up and fired again, sir. When the doctor came to view my wounds. He swore that I'd be lame, sir. But l got a twa oxter staffs. And l come limping hame, sir. Through a' the hardships l came through. It would hardly do to mention. But I've come back to Forfar Toon To live upon my pension. @soldier Recorded by Jimmy McBeath on A Soldier's Life for Me (Folksongs of Britain, Volume 8 Written by David Shaw in 1800s, according to Gavin Grieg "It was sung to many different tunes, such as "Johnny Lad," "Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife," and "Robin Tamson's Smiddy"" filename[ FORFARSL SF ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Four Pounds A Day, Four Prominent Bastards, Four Strong Winds, Four Wet Pigs, Fourteen Days Leave, Fox, Fox Hollow Song, France Anthem Text, Frankie And Johnnie, Freeborn Man Of The Traveling People, Freedom Calling, Freedoms On The Wallaby, Freight Train, French Canadian Anthem Text, French Native Anthem Text, Friendly Fac And Green Beret, Frig The Flying Fortress, Friggin In The Riggin, Froggy He, From A Distanceby Julie Gold, Frosty The Snowman, Frozen Logger, Funeral Party, Funny Happy Birthday Song, Furry Day Carol, Fword, G Suits And Parachutes, Gairdner Child, Gal I Left Behind Me, Gallowa Hills, Galveston Flood, Galway Shawl, Gambia Anthem Text, Game Of Cards, Gaol Song, Garden Where The Praties Grow, Garlic Song, Garryowen, Garton Mothers Lullaby, Gather Up The Pots, Gaudete, Gee Ma I Want To Go Home, General Guiness, General Guinness, General Taylor, Generations Of Change, Gentle Annie, Gently Johnny My Jingalo, Geordie, Geordies Penker, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy