Come and Be a Soldier, Lads

DESCRIPTION: "Come and be a soldier, lads, come, lads, come, Hark, don't you hear the fife and the drum? ... Come and lose your eyes and limbs for thirteen pence a day." "Remember, we are soldiers... For if you are not happy we can flog you till you die."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1979 (Palmer), but published in the nineteenth century
KEYWORDS: soldier warning recruiting punishment
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Palmer-WhatALovelyWar, p. 61, "(The Young Recruit, or, Thirteen Pence a Day)" (1 text)
Roud #V4289
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Once to the Line" (lyrics)
File: PWLW061A

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