When the foeman bares his steel.

When the foeman bares his steel

Tarantara, tarantara

We uncomfortable feel

Tarantara

And we find the wisest thing

Tarantara, tarantara

Is to slap our chest and sing

Tarantara

For when threatened with emeutes

Tarantara, tarantara

And your heart is in your boots

Tarantara

There is nothing brings it round

Like the trumpet's martial sound

Like the trumpet's martial sound

Tarantara, tarantara

Tarantara, tarantara

Tarantara, tarantara

Tarantara, tarantara

Tarantara, tarantara

Tarantara, tarantara

Tarantara, tarantara

Ra ra, tarantara

Go, ye heroes, go to glory

Though ye die in combat gory

Ye shall live in song and story

Go to immortality

Go to death, and go to slaughter

Die, and every Cornish daughter

With her tears your grave shall water

Go, ye heroes, go and die

Go, ye heroes, go and die

Go, ye heroes, go and die

Though to us it's evident

Tarantara, tarantara

These attentions are well meant

Tarantara

Such expressions don't appear

Tarantara, tarantara

Calculated men to cheer

Tarantara

Who are going to meet their fate

In a highly nervous state

Tarantara, tarantara, tarantara

Still to us it's evident

These attentions are well meant

Tarantara, tarantara, tarantara

Go and do your best endeavor

And before all links we sever

We will say farewell for ever

Go to glory and the grave

Go to glory and the grave

For your foes are fierce and ruthless

False, unmerciful, and truthless

Young and tender, old and toothless

All in vain their mercy crave

We observe too great a stress

On the risks that on us press

And of reference a lack

To our chance of coming back

Still, perhaps it would be wise

Not to carp or criticize

For it's very evident

These attentions are well meant

Yes, perhaps it would be wise

Not to carp or criticize

For it's very evident

These attentions are well meant

Yes, it's very evident

These intentions are well meant

Evident

Yes, well meant

Evident

Ah, yes, well meant!

When the foeman bears his steel (go, ye heroes)

Tarntara, tarantara (go to glory)

We uncomfortable feel (though you die)

Tarantara (in combat gory)

And we find the wisest thing (ye shall live in)

Tarantara, tarantara (song and story)

Is to slap our chests and sing (go to immortality)

Tarantara

Go to death, and go to slaughter (for when threatened with emeutes, tarantara, tarantara)

Die, and every Cornish daughter (and your heart is in your boots, tarantara)

With her tears your grave shall water (there is nothing brings it round like the trumpet's martial sound)

Go, ye heroes, go and die (like the trumpet's martial sound, tarantara, tarantara)

Go ye heroes, go to immortality (tarantara, tarantara, tarantara, tarantara)

Go ye heroes, go to immortality (tarantara, tarantara, tarantara, tarantara)

Though you die in combat gory (tarantara, tarantara)

Ye shall live in song and story (tarantara, tarantara)

Go to immortality (tarantara, ra, ra, tarantara)

Away, away

Yes, yes, we go

These pirates slay

Tarantara

They do not stay

Tarantara

Then why this delay

Alright, we go

Yes, forward on the foe

Yes, forward on the foe

They're still here

We go, we go

Yes, forward on the foe

Yes, forward on the foe

Mabel, they're still here!

At last they go (we go, we go)

At last they go, at last they go (we go, we go)

At last they really, really go (we go, we go, we go, we go)

Yes, but they don't go!

We go, we go

Yes, forward on the foe

Yes, forward on the foe

Oh dammit, they don't go!

At last they go (we go, we go)

At last they go, at last they go (we go, we go)

At last they really, really (we go, we go, we go, we go)

Really, really, really, really go (we go, we go, we go, we go)