McAlpine's Fusiliers-The High Kings

[ti:McAlpines Fusiliers] [ar:The High Kings] [al:Friends for Life] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]McAlpine's Fusiliers - The High Kings [00:04.58]As down the glen came mcalpine's men [00:07.90] [00:08.53]With their shovels slung behind them [00:11.60] [00:12.82]That was in the pub they drank the sub [00:16.16] [00:16.76]And up in the spike you'll find them [00:19.46] [00:20.72]They sweated blood and they washed down mud [00:24.70]With pints and quarts of beer [00:26.94] [00:28.69]And now we're on the road again [00:31.94] [00:32.47]With mcalpine's fusiliers [00:35.26] [00:36.69]I stripped to the skin with the darky finn [00:39.90] [00:40.79]Way down upon the isle of grain [00:43.17] [00:44.74]With the horseface toole and i knew the rule [00:48.22] [00:48.75]No money if you stop for rain [00:51.35] [00:52.75]Mcalpine's god was a well filled hod [00:56.69]Your shoulders cut to bits and seared [00:59.33] [01:00.45]And woe to he who looks for tea [01:03.86] [01:04.47]With mcalpine's fusiliers [01:07.27] [01:16.47]I remember the day that the bear o'shea [01:20.07] [01:20.74]Fell into a concrete stairs [01:23.04] [01:24.43]What the horseface said when he saw him dead [01:28.42]Well it wasn't what the rich call prayers [01:31.43] [01:32.74]I'm a navvy short was the one retort [01:36.62]That reached unto my ears [01:39.26] [01:40.23]When the going is rough well you must be tough [01:43.90] [01:44.46]With mcalpine's fusiliers [01:47.33] [02:20.68]I've worked till the sweat has had me bet [02:23.74] [02:24.68]With russian czech and pole [02:27.17] [02:28.66]On shuddering jams up in the hydro dams [02:32.63]Or underneath the thames in a hole [02:34.86] [02:36.57]I grafted hard and i've got me cards [02:40.24] [02:40.75]And many a gangers fist across me ears [02:43.24] [02:44.16]If you pride your life don't join by christ [02:47.79] [02:48.43]With mcalpine's fusiliers [02:51.13] [02:52.24]If you pride your life don't join by christ [02:55.84] [02:56.46]With mcalpine's fusiliers