When the Sergeant Major's on Parade-Peter Dawson

[ti:When the Sergeant Major's on Parade] [ar:Peter Dawson] [al:Glorious Devon] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When the Sergeant Major's on Parade - Peter Dawson [00:08.04]When the sun is shining bright [00:09.61]Dispelling all the dews of night [00:11.49]With Sam Browne belt and buttons bright [00:13.37] [00:14.05]Behold the Sergeant Major [00:15.92] [00:18.71]Batman makes my army bed [00:20.40]And soon my boots a luster shed [00:22.35]He turns me out from foot to head [00:24.60]A dapper Sergeant Major [00:26.62] [00:29.07]Then woe to them that meet my eye [00:32.00] [00:34.04]They never do they turn and fly [00:39.98] [00:40.56]When I'm here on parade in the square [00:43.76] [00:44.33]How the folks passing by turn and stare [00:48.03]For they say This beats the band [00:51.70]The way he handles the men is grand [00:54.89] [00:55.56]When I shout [00:56.20]Birds fly out [00:57.14]Daisies fade [00:59.01]I've a way that must be obeyed [01:02.73]NCOs say I bite [01:04.46]While recruits die of fright [01:06.57]When the Sergeant Major's on parade [01:10.15] [01:18.12]Eyes as keen as sparrow hawk [01:19.77]Or like a lobster on a stalk [01:21.60]No nudge or wink or smile or talk [01:23.94]Escapes the Sergeant Major [01:26.19] [01:28.66]True I've got a fearful name [01:30.30]And folk say it's a crying shame [01:32.21]They'd like to kill or halt or maim [01:34.38] [01:34.99]That fiend the Sergeant Major [01:37.07] [01:39.29]But that's the proper Army style [01:42.74] [01:44.68]And now and then they see me smile [01:51.09] [01:51.68]When I'm here on parade in the square [01:55.50]How the folk passing by turn and stare [01:58.38] [01:58.92]For they say This beats the band [02:02.80]The way he handles the men is grand [02:06.49]When I shout [02:07.34]Birds fly out [02:08.39]Daisies fade [02:10.31]I've a way that must be obeyed [02:14.10]NCOs say I bite [02:15.66]While recruits die of fright [02:17.58]When the Sergeant Major's on parade [02:20.90] [02:22.18]Pick 'em up Pick 'em up there [02:23.89]What the Where the Who [02:25.09] [02:25.94]Pick 'em up Pick 'em up there [02:27.67]Coal fatigue for you [02:29.33]Left Left Left [02:31.27] [02:32.23]Is that the way we won Waterloo [02:35.51] [02:36.80]Come along come along there [02:38.37]Jump to it my lad [02:39.73] [02:40.30]If you don't you'll hear me call [02:41.78]A spade a spade [02:44.01]Left Left Party shun [02:46.80] [02:47.83]The Sergeant Major's on parade