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26 Sep 17 - 06:15 AM (#3878773) Subject: Lyr Req: Border Boys Kept Coming From: GUEST,threelegsoman I would like help in filling in the lyrics to this song. I have not been able to find them anywhere, but have worked out some from a video of the song on YouTube but cannot hear clearly enough part of verse 4 and the last line of the spoken verse 5: Border Boys Kept Coming Chorus 1: Off they marched their spirits high Tears in their eyes as they waved goobye. They'd no idea if they'd live or die But the Border Boys kept comin'. Verse 1: Where on earth's the Dardanelles? It's no a place we know right well, It's itchin' for a fight an' there's gonna be hell For the Border Boys are comin'. chorus 2: Off they marched their spirits high Tears in their eyes as they waved goobye. They'd no idea if they'd live or die For the Border Boys kept comin'. Verse 2: They mustered them away so the brave men go What went through their minds we shall never know Fathers, sons and brothers in the very first row, And the Border Boys kept comin'. Verse 3: They marched in a line along the river bed The far away sands would be sown blood red Five hundred dead in twenty minutes it's said Yet the Border Boys kept comin'. Chorus 1 (x2): Verse 4: .......... sleep within our grave What a hellish way to treat the brave, We'll remember your names and the memory's safe How the Border Boys kept comin'. Verse 5 (Spoken): They signed up in their thousands, the very first They put them into boats and sailed them o'er the sea The gallant men of the K O S B The men who led the charge at Gallipoli ...................................... |
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26 Sep 17 - 10:42 PM (#3878909) Subject: Lyr Add: BORDER BOYS KEPT COMING (David Scott) From: GUEST On YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ffqbIp98DQ Lyrics as found here: https://www.facebook.com/airchieoliver/posts/820486068071079 (From about 1/4 down the page)"Davey Scott frae Duns whae's written a song ti commemorate the heroism o a' oor Border boys..." "BORDER BOYS KEPT COMING" by David Scott Off they marched their spirits high A tear in their eye as they waved goodbye They'd no idea if they'd live or die But the Border boys kept coming Where on earth's the Dardanelles It's no a place we know right well Turks are itchin for a fight And there's gaun ti be hell For the Border boys are coming They mustered in a place only brave men go What went through their minds we will never know Fathers, sons and brothers in the very front row When the Border boys kept coming They marched in a line along a river bed The far away sands would be soaked blood red Five hundred dead in twenty ninutes they said Yet the Border boys kept coming Not all our dead sleep within a grave. What a hellish way to treat the brave We remember your names and the memory save Of how the Border boys kept coming They signed up in their thousands at the very first plea, They put them into boats, sailed them over the sea, The gallant fighting men of the KOSB The men who led the charge at Gallipoli Whose souls soar o'er the sands of Gallipoli. Off they marched their spirits high A tear in their eye as they waved goodbye They'd no idea if they'd live or die But the Border boys kept coming. |
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27 Sep 17 - 03:16 AM (#3878918) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Border Boys Kept Coming From: GUEST,threelegsoman Thank you very much for finding the lyrics for me. I am very grateful as will be my subscriber, Lee Moran who requested this song. |
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27 Sep 17 - 08:47 AM (#3878952) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Border Boys Kept Coming From: maeve You are most welcome. I found this version by searching some phrases from the song rather than the title itself. |
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29 Sep 17 - 03:55 AM (#3879237) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Border Boys Kept Coming From: GUEST,threelegsoman Thanks to Maeve, I have now been able to upload my own version of this moving song: Border Boys Kept Coming (Including lyrics and chords) |
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29 Sep 17 - 09:11 AM (#3879275) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Border Boys Kept Coming From: maeve I like it! You've managed a strong and tender rendition. It's gracious of you to credit me- thank you- but my thanks go to the person who posted the lyrics at the link. :) |