Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Recruiting Sargeant, artist - Great Big Sea. Date of issue: 27.04.2009
Song language: English
Recruiting Sargeant |
| Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB |
| For the sons of the merchants, to join the Blue Puttees |
| So all the hands enlisted, five hundred young men |
| Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me |
| They crossed the broad Atlantic in the brave Florizel |
| And on the sands of Suvla, they entered into hell |
| And on those bloody beaches, the first of them fell |
| Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me |
| So it’s over the mountains, and over the sea |
| Come brave Newfoundlanders and join the Blue Puttees |
| You’ll fight the Hun in Flanders, and at Gallipoli |
| Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me |
| The call came from London, for the last July drive |
| To the trenches with the regiment, prepare yourselves to die |
| The roll call next morning, just a handful survived |
| Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me |
| The stone men on Water Street still cry for the day |
| When the pride of their city went marching away |
| A thousand men slaughtered, to hear the King say |
| Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me |