“The Dying British Sergeant”
Description
The British soldier recalls sailing to America to suppress the rebels. Told to expect easy duty and a swift victory, the soldiers instead find an implacable enemy; "Freedom or death! was all their cry." The singer is mortally wounded and bids farewell
Notes
As "The Dying Sergeant," his song is item dA29 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The British Soldier (I)" (subject)
References
- Warner 10, "The British Soldier" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Fuson, p. 195, "Our Fleet," "Our British Troops," "American Boys" (3 fragments, first three of seven "Quatrains on the War"; the date in "Our Fleet" should of course be 1776, not 1770)
- Scott-BoA, pp. 69-71, "The Dying Redcoat" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, DYSARGE* DYSARGE2*
- Roud #2801
- BI, Wa010