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- The Recruiting Sergeant Lyrics / with translationsOver the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
So I've fixed-up the alarm And broken half way in When the security guard appears And busts me on the chin He kicks me 'round and says "Do you know the shit you're in?" I said "I was on me arse mate" Meant no offence to him
I was over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
I know I let you down babe Trying to make ends meet When I met this recruiting seargeant By the courthouse on the street He said "You're a disgrace boy and that's a f*cking crime" Then somebody got the drinks in And I signed on the dotted line
And I was over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
Now I'm sucking dust in Helmand Dug in to Lashkar Gar Where the local weed and opium Beats any British bar I know as we lay there dreaming I'm still in the pay of theives And I'm rushing back to be with you Upon this desert breeze
It's blowing over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
Don't follow me to die boys In bloody Kandahar With the eerie glow of tracers Lighting every wretched scar Who will say a prayer for me And cry each year this day? If you see a recruiting seargeant boys Run, run away
Run over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
And it's over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
It's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
So I've fixed-up the alarm And broken half way in When the security guard appears And busts me on the chin He kicks me 'round and says "Do you know the shit you're in?" I said "I was on me arse mate" Meant no offence to him
I was over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
I know I let you down babe Trying to make ends meet When I met this recruiting seargeant By the courthouse on the street He said "You're a disgrace boy and that's a f*cking crime" Then somebody got the drinks in And I signed on the dotted line
And I was over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
Now I'm sucking dust in Helmand Dug in to Lashkar Gar Where the local weed and opium Beats any British bar I know as we lay there dreaming I'm still in the pay of theives And I'm rushing back to be with you Upon this desert breeze
It's blowing over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
Don't follow me to die boys In bloody Kandahar With the eerie glow of tracers Lighting every wretched scar Who will say a prayer for me And cry each year this day? If you see a recruiting seargeant boys Run, run away
Run over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
And it's over the mountains And over the sea By Hercules transporter To fight the Afghani With a rifle in my hand To set the country free But it's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
It's your picture in my pocket That means everything to me
Facts about The Recruiting Sergeant
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The Recruiting Sergeant is written by Charles Heather, Simon Friend, Trad, Mark Chadwick, Jonathan Sevink, Matthew Savage, Jeremy Cunningham.
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It is first released on June 22, 2012 as part of Levellers's album "Static On the Airwaves" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
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The Recruiting Sergeant falls under the genre Alternative.
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The Recruiting Sergeant song length is 3 minutes and 54 seconds.
Who wrote The Recruiting Sergeant lyrics?
The Recruiting Sergeant is written by Charles Heather, Simon Friend, Trad, Mark Chadwick, Jonathan Sevink, Matthew Savage, Jeremy Cunningham.
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When was The Recruiting Sergeant released?
It is first released on June 22, 2012 as part of Levellers's album "Static On the Airwaves" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
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Which genre is The Recruiting Sergeant?
The Recruiting Sergeant falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song The Recruiting Sergeant?
The Recruiting Sergeant song length is 3 minutes and 54 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Charles Heather, Simon Friend, Trad, Mark Chadwick, Jonathan Sevink, Matthew Savage, Jeremy Cunningham
Record Label(s): 2012 On The Fiddle Recordings
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