The Queen she sent to look for me, The sergeant he did say, 'Young man, a soldier will you be For thirteen pence a day?' For thirteen pence a day did I Take off the things I wore, And I have marched to where I lie, And I shall march no more. My mouth is dry, my shirt is wet, My blood runs all away, So now I shall not die in debt For thirteen pence a day. To-morrow after new young men The sergeant he must see, For things will all be over then Between the Queen and me. I shall have to bate my price, For in the grave, they say, Is neither knowledge nor device Nor thirteen pence a day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE BIRTH OF A CHILD by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE BRIDGE: 7. THE TUNNEL by HAROLD HART CRANE PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON THE TIMES by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SWORD AND BUCKLER; OR, SERVING-MAN'S DEFENCE: INTRODUCTION by WILLIAM BASSE |