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The Dying British Sergeant
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A Propaganda Ballad from the American Revolutionary War. Documented in the 1940's. The last words of a British redcoat who wished he'd stayed at home.
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Trumpet, Piano, Synthesiser, Voice, Guitar, Bass, Midi, Composition, Arranging.
Studio production. Freedom to do and explore whatever kind of music and ideas that catches my fancy at the moment. It's for my own satisfaction and sometimes I have fun while doing it. I love music itself...Acoustic instruments,all the new technology, electronic music,and beautiful sounds.
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World • World General
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#2,530 today Peak #31
#1,279 in subgenre Peak #11
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Folklore, unknown
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None
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January 17, 2015
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MP3 2.8 MB • 160 kbps • 2:25
Story behind the song
I have the lyrics and melody for this song and made my own arrangement for it. May become one in a series of similar songs from the past, if the inspiration persists.
Lyrics
1. Come all you good peo-ple, where-e'er you be, Who walk on the land or sail by the sea. Come lis-ten to the words of a dy-in' man, I think you will re-mem-ber them. 2. 'Twas in Oc-to-ber, the eigh-teenth day. Our ship set sail for A-mer-i-kay. The drums and the trum-pets loud did sound, And then to Bos-ton we were bound. 3. And when to-o Bos-ton we did come, We thought by the aid of our Bri-tish guns, To make them Yan-kees own our King, And dai-ly tri-bute to him bring. 4. But to our sad and sore sur-prise, We saw men like grass-hop-pers die. 'Free-dom or death', was all their cry, In-deed, they were not feared to die. 5. When I re-ceived my death-ly wound, I bid fare-well to Eng-land's ground. My wife and chil-dren shall mourn for me, Whilst I lie dead in A-mer-i-kee.
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