Stanley Holloway
앨범 : At His Very Best

It occurred on the evening before Waterloo
and troops were lined up on Parade
and Sergeant inspecting `em he was a terror
Of whom every man was afraid
All excepting one man who was in the front rank
A man by the name of Sam Small
And `im and the Sergeant were both `daggers drawn`
They thought `nowt` of each other at all
As Sergeant walked past he was swinging his arm
And he happened to brush against Sam
And knocking his musket clean out of his hand
It fell to the ground with a slam
Pick it oop` said Sergeant abrupt like but cool
But Sam with a shake of his head Said
`Seeing as tha` knocked it out of me hand
P`raps tha`ll pick the thing oop instead`
Sam Sam pick Oop tha` musket
The Sergeant exclaimed with a roar
Sam said Tha` knocked it doon Reet
then tha`ll pick it oop or it stays where it is on`t floor`
The sound of high words
Very soon reached the ears of an Officer Lieutenant Bird
Who says to the Sergeant Now what`s all this `ere
And the Sergeant told what had occurred
Sam Sam pick oop tha` musket`
Lieutenant exclaimed with some heat
Sam said He knocked it doon Reet then he`ll pick it oop
Or it stays where it is at me feet`
It caused quite a stir when the Captain arrived
To find out the cause of the trouble
And every man there all excepting Old Sam
Was full of excitement and bubble
Sam Sam pick oop tha` musket`
Said Captain for strictness renowned
Sam said He knocked it doon Reet Then` he`ll pick it oop
or it stays where it is on`t ground
The same thing occurred when the Major and Colonel
Both tried to get Sam to see sense
When Old Duke o` Wellington came into view
Well the excitement was tense`
Up rode the Duke on a lovely white `orse
To find out the cause of the bother
He looks at the musket and then at old Sam
And he talked to Old Sam like a brother
Sam Sam pick oop tha` musket
The Duke said as quiet as could be
Sam Sam pick oop tha` musket
Coom on lad just to please me`
Airight Duke said Old Sam `just for thee I`ll oblige
and to show thee I meant no offence`
So Sam picked it up `Gradeley lad` said the Duke
Right-o boys let battle commence