Tonalidad: G major•
Verse 1
G
It's of a gentlemen soldier as
D
G
a sentry he did stand
He saluted the fair maid be
D
G
a wavin' of the hand
D
So boldly then he kissed and he
C
G
passed it off as a joke
He drilled her up in the sentry box,
D
wrapped up a the
And the drums did go with a rat- ta- ta-
C
tat and the fifes
G
Did loudly play,
Fare thee well Polly me dear I
D
G
must be going away
Verse 2
G
All night they tossed
D
and tumbled till daylight did
The soldier rose,
D
put on his clothes, said fare thee
D
For the drums they are a pounding
C
and the fifes did
If it weren't for that dear Polly,
D
then along with you
And the drums did go with a rat- ta- ta-
C
tat and the fifes
G
Did loudly play,
Fare thee well Polly me dear I
D
G
must be going away
Verse 3
G
Oh come you gentlemen soldier,
D
G
"Won't you marry me?"
"Oh no me dearest,
D
G
Polly. Such things never can be.?
D
"I've a wife already and
C
G
children I have three
Two wives are allowed in army
D
but one is too many for
G
Me.?
And the drums did go with a rat- ta- ta-
C
tat and the fifes
G
Did loudly play,
Fare thee well Polly me dear I
D
G
must be going away
Verse 4
G
If anyone comes a courtin'
D
you, you can treat them to a
G
Glass
If anyone comes a courtin'
D
you, you can say you're a
D
You don't have to tell them that
C
ever you played this
G
Joke
That you were drilled in
the sentry box wrapped up in
D
G
The soldier's cloak
And the drums did go with a rat- ta- ta-
C
tat and the fifes
G
Did loudly play,
Fare thee well Polly me dear
D
G
I must be going away
Verse 5
G
Oh come you gentlemen soldier,
D
G
when you tell me so
Me parents will be angry when
D
G
this they come to know
And when nine long months
D
C
had come and past, the poor
G
Girl she brought shame
She had a little militia boy
and she didn't know his
Name
G
And the drums did go with a rat- ta- ta-
tat and the fifes
Did loudly play,
Fare thee well Polly me dear
D
G
I must be going away
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