Текст песни Misc Traditional - Pork Beans And Hardtack

PORK, BEANS, AND HARDTACK

        A 
Our volunteers are solidiers bold,
so say the people all.
When duty calls they spring to arms,
responsive to the call.

With outfits old and rotten clothes,
ill fitted for the strife!
They leave their homes on starving pay,
to take the nitchies' life.

Refrain:
Pork, beans, and hard-tack,
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la,
Poor, hungry soldiers, 
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In rags we march the prairie,
most eager for the fray.
But when we near the enemy
they always run away.

As Corporation laborers
with fa-ti-gue each day
We dig and scrape

and hoe and rake
for fifty cents a day!

Faint, cold and weary,
we're packed on an open car
Cursing our fate and grumbling
as soldiers ever are.

Hungry and thirsty,
over the .P.R. we go.
Instead of by the all-rail-route
Detroit and Chicago.

Refrain:
Pork, beans, and hard-tack,
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la,
Poor, hungry soldiers, 
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In rags we march the prairie,
most eager for the fray.
But when we near the enemy
they always run away.

As Corporation laborers
with fa-ti-gue each day
We dig and scrape

and hoe and rake
for fifty cents a day!

On half cooked beans and fat pork,
we're fed without relief.
Save when we get a  change of grub
on hard-tack and corned beef!

On fat-ti-gue and guards all day,
patrols and pickets by night,
It's  thus we while our time away,
Our duty seems ne'er to fight!

Refrain:
Pork, beans, and hard-tack,
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la,
Poor, hungry soldiers, 
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In rags we march the prairie,
most eager for the fray.
But when we near the enemy
they always run away.

As Corporation laborers
with fa-ti-gue each day
We dig and scrape

and hoe and rake
for fifty cents a day!

Down the wild Saskatchewan
in river boats we go.
At last we reach Lake Winnipeg 
where a tug takes us in tow.

On board a barge two regiments
are shoved into the hold.
Like sardines in a box we're packed
600 men all told!

Refrain:
Pork, beans, and hard-tack,
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la,
Poor, hungry soldiers, 
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In rags we march the prairie,
most eager for the fray.
But when we near the enemy
they always run away.

As Corporation laborers
with fa-ti-gue each day
We dig and scrape

and hoe and rake
for fifty cents a day!

Down the length of Winnipeg Lake,
We roll throughout the night.
And on we're towed along the Lake
till Selkirk is in sight.

We disembark in double quick time,
We once more board a train;
We're on our way for Winnipeg, 
we're getting near home again!

Refrain:

Pork, beans, and hard-tack,
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la,
Poor, hungry soldiers, 
tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In rags we march the prairie,
most eager for the fray.
But when we near the enemy
they always run away.

As Corporation laborers
with fa-ti-gue each day
We dig and scrape

and hoe and rake
for fifty cents a day!