'Soldiers of the Queen' is a belter of a song - pity about the sentiments. There was a version on a beaut Argo LP of years ago: Martyn Wyndham-Read, The Druids, Gerry Fox and The Band of The Scots Guards 'Songs and Music of the Redcoats (1642-1902)' Argo ZDA 147. The note thereon read: 'Although the florid phrases of this South African War song make us wince, veterans of the War swear to its great popularity from 1899-1902'. This version was almost identical to the words and line structure as posted by AndyG. It does not have the other stanzas posted by Walrus, but they were possibly omitted for reasons of space on the record.

--Stewie.