A Selection of Original Songs, Scraps, Etc., by Ned Farmer (3rd ed.)/Hurrah! for the Red and the Blue
Hurrah! for the Red and the Blue.
[Music by Charles Coote, Esq., to whom, conjointly with myself, the words and music belong.]
Though the fears of some folks I don't share,
Still it's all very well to prepare,
In order to show, both to friend and to foe,
That we're able a contest to bear;
Beyond this, if the foeman should land
On our dear little free native strand,
There are hearts bold and true, there's the Bed and the Blue,
Between England and danger to stand.
Then hurrah! for the Red and the Blue,
The gallant, the bold, and the true;
If foemen should come, sound trumpet and drum,
And rely on the Red and the Blue.
Yet, mingled with Ocean's loud roar,
Should the "battle-cry" ring on our shore,
In old England's behoof who would dare stand aloof?
We should fight as we've oft fought before.
Ev'ry heart that was loyal and true
Would join with the Red and the Blue;
So if foemen should come, sound trumpet and drum,
And trust to the Red and the Blue.
Then hurrah! for the Red and the Blue, &c.
The mild dove of Peace long hath spread
Her soft wings o'er Britannia's head;
And the blessings we know to her presence we owe;
Oh! who would not grieve if she fled?
But for all that is present and past,
God grant that good feeling may last,
And confusion to he, whomsoe'er he may be,
Who the first stone of warfare shall cast.
Still hurrah! for the Red and the Blue, &c., &c.