Living
The Captain’s Lady
From Poems and Songs, 1789
Chorus.—O mount and go, mount and make you ready,
O mount and go, and be the Captain’s lady.
When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle,
Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle:
When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle,
Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle.
O mount and go, &c.
When the vanquish’d foe sues for peace and quiet,
To the shades we’ll go, and in love enjoy it:
When the vanquish’d foe sues for peace and quiet,
To the shades we’ll go, and in love enjoy it.
O mount and go, &c.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “The Captain’s Lady.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/267/.
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Burns, Robert. “The Captain’s Lady.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/267/.
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