History & Politics

The British Grenadier

by Anonymous (American Ballads and Songs) traditional and anonymous; 17th–19th century

From Poems of American History (1908)

History & Politics

Come, come fill up your glasses,
And drink a health to those
Who carry caps and pouches,
And wear their looped clothes.
For be you Whig or Tory,
Or any mortal thing,
Be sure that you give glory
To George, our gracious King.
For if you prove rebellious,
He'll thunder in your ears
Huzza! Huzza! Huzza! Huzza!
For the British Grenadiers!

And when the wars are over,
We'll march by beat of drum,
The ladies cry "So, Ho girls,
The Grenadiers have come!
The Grenadiers who always
With love our hearts do cheer.
Then Huzza! Huzza! Huzza! Huzza!
For the British Grenadier!"

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Anonymous (American Ballads and Songs). “The British Grenadier.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-american-ballads/17/.

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Anonymous (American Ballads and Songs). “The British Grenadier.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-american-ballads/17/.

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