Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878 — The British Grenadiers (1878)
“ Our leaders march with fusees, and we with hand grenades; We throw them from the glacis about the Frenchman's ears, With a tow, row row, row row, row row, for the British grenadiers. And when the siege is over, we to the town repair, The townsmen cry huzza, boys, here comes a grenadier,— Here come the grenadiers, my boys, who know no doubts or fears. Then sing tow, row row, row row, row row, for the British grenadiers. Then let us fill a bumper, and drink a health to those Who carry caps and pouches, and wear the looped clothes. ”
