(The Pogues' Version)
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It's of a gentleman soldier
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as sentry he did stand
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He saluted a fair maiden
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by a waiving of his hand
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So then he boldly kissed her
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and he passed it off as a joke
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He drilled her up in the sentry box
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wrapped up in a soldier's cloke
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And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
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And the fifes they loudly play
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Fare you well Polly my dear
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I must be going away
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All night they tossed and tumbled
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till the daylight did appear
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The soldier rose, put on his clothes,
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saying, Fare you well my dear
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For the drums they are a beating
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and the fifes they so sweetly play
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If it weren't for that Polly my dear
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with you I'd gladly stay
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And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
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And the fifes they loudly play
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Fare you well Polly my dear
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