作曲 : anonymous
It's of a gentleman soldier
As sentry he did stand
He saluted a fair maiden
By a waiving of his hand
So polly then he kissed her
And he passed it off as a joke
He drilled her up in the sentry box
Wrapped up in a soldier's cloak
For the drums are going a rap a tap tap
The fifes they loudly play
Saying, fare you well my polly dear
I must be going away
All there they tossed and tumbled
Till the daylight did appear
The soldier rose, put on his clothes,
Saying, fare you well my dear
For the drums they are a beating
And the fifes they so sweetly play
If it weren't for that dear polly
Long with you I'd stay
For the drums are going a rap a tap tap
And the fifes they loudly play
Saying fare are you well my polly dear
I must be going away
Now come you gentleman soldier,
Won't you marry me?
Oh no my dearest polly
Such things can never be
For married I've already
And children i have three
Two wives are allowed in the army
But one's too many for me
For the drums are going a rap a tap tap
And the fifes they loudly play
Saying,fare you well my polly dear
I must be going away
For the drums are going a rap a tap tap
The fifes they loudly play
Saying fare you well my polly dear
I must be going away