Pick up Tha' Musket-Stanley Holloway

[ti:Pick Up Tha' Musket] [ar:Stanley Holloway] [al:The Essentail Stanley Holloway Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Pick up Tha' Musket - Stanley Holloway [00:08.65]It occurred on the evening before Waterloo [00:11.45] [00:12.00]As troops were lined up on parade [00:14.64] [00:15.33]And sergeant inspecting them he were a terror [00:18.76]Of whom every man were afraid [00:20.71] [00:21.77]All excepting one man [00:23.29] [00:23.86]Who was in the front rank [00:24.99] [00:25.81]A man by the name of Sam Small [00:28.34] [00:29.45]And he and the sergeant were both daggers drawn [00:33.15] [00:34.14]They thought now of each other at all [00:36.36] [00:37.72]As sergeant walked past he was swinging his arms [00:41.60]And he happened to brush against Sam [00:43.70] [00:44.72]And knocking this musket clean out of is hand [00:47.18] [00:48.00]It fell in the ground with a slam [00:50.00] [00:51.99]Pick it up said sergeant abrupt like but cool [00:56.21] [00:57.03]But Sam with a shake of this head [00:59.01] [01:00.27]Said seeing as that knocked it out of my hand [01:03.06] [01:04.10]Perhaps tha'll pick the thing up instead [01:06.43] [01:08.56]Sam Sam pick up that musket [01:11.77] [01:12.67]The sergeant exclaimed with a roar [01:14.56] [01:16.25]Sam said that knocked it down reasoning [01:19.18]Tha'll pick it up or it stays where this on the floor [01:23.69] [01:25.29]The sound of high words very soon reached [01:28.22]The ears of an officer Lieutenant Bird [01:31.11] [01:31.85]Who says to the sergeant [01:33.01] [01:34.41]Now what's all this there [01:35.55] [01:36.83]And the sergeant told what had occurred [01:39.05] [01:40.78]Sam Sam pick up the musket [01:44.87] [01:46.36]Lieutenant exclaimed with some heat [01:48.73] [01:50.78]Sam says he knocked it down reasoning he picks it up [01:54.31] [01:55.05]Or it stays where it is at my feet [01:57.33] [01:58.71]It caused quite a stir when the Captain arrived [02:01.99] [02:02.57]To find out the 'cause of the trouble [02:04.63] [02:05.50]And every man there all excepting old Sam [02:08.83] [02:09.51]Was full of excitement and bubble [02:11.73] [02:13.75]Sam Sam pick up the musket [02:17.17] [02:18.49]Said Captain for strictness renowned [02:21.13] [02:23.24]Sam says he knocked it down reasoning he picks it up [02:27.24]Or it stays where it is on the ground [02:29.61] [02:31.16]The same thing occurred when the Major and Colonel [02:33.97] [02:34.71]Both tried to get Sam to see sense [02:37.39] [02:39.01]But when old Duke of Wellington came into view [02:41.98] [02:42.66]Well then the excitement was tense [02:45.47] [02:47.48]Up rode the Duke on a lovely white horse [02:51.66] [02:53.04]To find out the 'cause of the bother [02:55.49] [02:57.56]He looked at the musket and then at old Sam [03:00.66] [03:01.50]And he talked to old sam like a brother [03:04.00] [03:06.26]Sam Sam pick up the musket the Duke [03:12.81]Said as quiet as could be [03:14.07] [03:15.97]Sam Sam Sam Sam pick up the musket [03:21.14] [03:22.95]Come on lead just to please me [03:27.30] [03:29.85]All right Duke says old Sam just for thee I'll oblige [03:34.31] [03:35.16]And to show thee I meant no offence [03:37.49] [03:38.94]So Sam picked it up gradely lead said the Duke [03:43.98] [03:45.37]Righto boys let battle commence