I wonder if anyone can provide the words for this song, which I learned as a child in England in the 1950's (from the BBC schools programme "Singing Together")? This is all I can remember of the words: My grandsire beat the drum complete His name was Darby Kelly O No man so true at rat-tat-too At roll-call or reveillez O When Marlborough's name first rose to fame So loud he rolled the points of war At Blenheim he and Ramillies Fired all their cannons to the core With row-dow-dow With what a shout the boys came out The girls they waved, you don't know how! And now (small shame) I bear the name And drum of Darby Kelly O No man so true at rat-tat-too At roll-call or reveillez O
I've not been able to find any reference to it.
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