oh my love has left me with bairnes twa and that s the last of him i ever saw he joined the army and marched to war he took the shilling he took the shilling and hes off to war come laddies come hear the cannons roar take the king s shilling and youre off to war well did he look as he marched along with his kilt and sporran and his musket gun the ladies tipped him as he marched along he sailed out by he sailed out by the broomielaw the pipes did play as he marched along and the soldiers sang out a battle song march on march on cried the captain gay for king and country for king and country we will fight today the battle rattled to the sound of guns and the bayonets flashed in the morning sun drums did beat and the cannon roared and the shilling didn t seem the shilling didn t seem much worth the war well the men they fought and the men did fall cut down by bayonets and musket ball and many of these brave young men would never fight for would never fight for the king again x 3 come laddies come hear the cannons roar take the king s shilling and youll die in war you ll die in war x3 