I transcribed this from a recording on Spotify.


SHOUTHER TO SHOUTHER (SHOULDER TO SHOULDER)
Written by J. Wilson and Harry Lauder
London: Francis, Day and Hunter, ©1916.
As sung by Harry Lauder on "Oh! It's a Lovely War, Vol. 4" (CD41 011, 2008)

Have ye seen a' the men frae the braes an' the glen?
Have ye seen them a' marchin' awa'?
Have ye seen a' the men frae the wee but-an'-ben,
And the gallants frae mansion an' ha'?

They are marchin' shouther to shouther.
Determined an' proudly they gang.
They are marchin' shouther to shouther,
But deep doun there's a parting pang.

Have ye seen a' the men frae the hamlet an' toun
Where the mothers are a' greetin' sair,
While their ladies gang forth without murmur or froun
To defend our hames ...(?)?

They are marchin' shouther to shouther
Wi' a sang on their lips as they gang.
They are marchin' shouther to shouther,
But deep doon there's a parting pang.

Have ye been where the shells are bursting at large,
Dealing death to our sodjers so brave,
Where the kilties are waitin' the order to charge
For the allies' position to save?

They're not marchin' shouther to shouther,
But expended they swiftly gang,
Each stooping his burly shouther,
As wi' bayonet he dashes along.

Have ye seen others come forward to fill up the blanks
To uphold tradition so grand?
For they fight and they fight in the deathless ranks
To uphold Britain's stand.

They are marchin' shouther to shouther
Wi' a sang on their lips as they gang.
They are marchin' shouther to shouther
In a cause that will richt the wrang. REPEAT