Bang Upon The Big Drum

Intro: F C F [Verso 1] F Bb When first I went to soldier with, rifle on my shoulder F G C There wasn't no one bolderinthe corps, boys,oh Bb F Bb And when I walked abroad, allthe pretty girls, they'd wink at me F C F The ladies can't resist a jolly soldier [Refrão] F Bang upon the big drum, crash upon the cymbals G C We'll sing as we go marching along boys, along Bb F And although on this campaign Bb C There's no Whiskey or Champagne F C F C Still, we'll keep our spirits going with a song, boys [Verso 2] F Bb Now, when we got the route, and for India, we set out F G C The girls were crying round us to the docks, boys, oh Bb F Bb So we gave three hearty cheers, for the pretty little dears F C F In the hopes that each one got another soldier [Refrão] F Bang upon the big drum, crash upon the cymbals G C We'll sing as we go marching along boys, along Bb F And although on this campaign Bb C There's no Whiskey or Champagne F C F C Still, we'll keep our spirits going with a song, boys [Verso 3] F Bb Then we marched through Khalasan and we met the wild Afghan F G C And made him at Karazia for to run boys, oh Bb F Bb C And we marched into Kabul, and we took the Bala Hisar F C F And we made them respect the British soldier [Refrão] F Bang upon the big drum, crash upon the cymbals G C We'll sing as we go marching along boys, along Bb F And although on this campaign Bb C There's no Whiskey or Champagne F C F C Still, we'll keep our spirits going with a song, boys [Verso 4] F Bb And now I'll say goodbye, for I'm feeling rather dry F G C And I see a comrade waiting with a song boys, oh Bb F Bb C So here's good to luck all and promotion soon, and better money F C F That's the sort of ticket for a soldier [Refrão] F Bang upon the big drum, crash upon the cymbals G C We'll sing as we go marching along boys, along Bb F And although on this campaign Bb C There's no Whiskey or Champagne F C F C F Still, we'll keep our spirits going with a song, boys