"In the name of the king" genre: Celtic
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	The story of a young man tricked into taking the kings shilling and being sent into war In the name of the king.
	MP3.com CD: Northern Lights - buy it! CD: Northern Lights   Label: Studio M Credits: Music, Lyrics, Keyboard and vocals: Mark Brook. El guitar; Jarle Neset
	Lyrics One evening, one evening, one evening last summer One evening last summer I went for to see The comings and goings down by the quayside And to fill my belly with whiskey and beer My mother said son don’t go to the quayside There is so much danger down there you see Your father was taken and sent to a war son In a land far away in the name of the King Oh mother dear mother you don’t have to worry For I’m much too cleaver, too cleaver you see To be fooled by the soldiers who are out recruiting I’ll never take the Kings shilling you see So I went to a bar and I met with a gentleman May I sit here at this table with you If you allow me to share in your company I’ll buy you whiskey and I’ll buy you beer We talked and we joked and we had such a fine time The hours passed by so quickly you see Then I staggered off home and fell into bed And quick fell into a slumber so deep Bright and early next morning my mother awoke me There’s someone here who would talk with you My joy turned to horror when I again saw the gentleman All dressed in the uniform of the King The sergeant said son you took the Kings shilling Last night you took the Kings shilling from me Now there’s a ship rigged and ready down in the harbour To take you to serve the King overseas Now I stand in a field with my comrades around me We stand ten abreast with our muskets all primed And there in the distance I can see our enemy And I know that the time for killing is neigh Instrumental (the battle) Now the battle is over and I look around me At my comrades who are dead or dying by me And I mourn the day that I went to the quayside The day that I changed my own destiny Now listen me lads don’t go to the quayside There is so much danger down there you see Many a young man has been sent into war In a land far away in the name of the King

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