The Halliard
Текст песни On The Plains Of Abraham

Come all ye young men all let this delight you
Come all ye young men all let nothing fright you
Never let you courage fail when you're brought to trial
Nor let your fancy move at the first denial

This brave undaunted youth had crossed the ocean
To free America was his intention
He landed at Quebec with all his party
The city to attack being brave and hearty

Old Wolfe drew up his men in a line so pretty
On the Plains of Abraham before the city
The French came a-marching down in a hopes to meet them
With a double number and resolved to defeat him

Montcalm and this brave youth together walked
Between two armies they like brothers talked
Till each one to his post there did retire
'Twas then those numerous hosts commenced their fire

The drums did loudly beat and the colours flying
The purple blood did stream and men lay dying
And shot from off his horse fell that brave hero
We'll long lament his loss in tears of sorrow

He lifted up his head when the guns did rattle
And to his army said "How goes the battle?"
Quebec is all our own none can prevent it
"Oh then" replies brave Wolfe "I die contented"