Lyr Req: Dashing White Sergeant

Subject: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: GUEST,brent
Date: 14 Sep 05 - 06:16 PM

Hi, Can anyone help with these lyrics for Dashing White Sargeant, which begins, Now the fiddler's ready /let us all begin/so step it out/and step it in....
Thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: akenaton
Date: 14 Sep 05 - 07:46 PM

http://www.folkinfo.org/topic.asp?topic_id=902

Cheers Ake.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 Sep 05 - 09:35 PM

In the DT, and
Thread 69265: Dashing White Sergeant

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: GUEST,Brent
Date: 15 Sep 05 - 06:30 PM

Hi, thanks for the very helpful responses. I've patched together a do-able lyric whole from Q's response - thanks, Q - but cannot connect with folkinfo.org. Is that site still current?
Thanks, Brent.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Sep 05 - 06:40 PM

It is, but down at the moment.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: Edain
Date: 15 Sep 05 - 07:26 PM

While I know of the song, unfortulately I've only ever heard the 'five folk songs in a minute' version which goes something along the lines of;

here comes of the dashing white sergeant
oh look there he went

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dashing White Sargeant
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 15 Sep 05 - 08:09 PM

The story of the song (written by Henry Rowley Bishop) and a good midi are given at Contemplator: Dashing White Sergeant

The Contemplator says that there is a long introduction to the song, but I haven't seen it. The text gives the chorus more fully:

If an army of Amazons e'er came in play,
As a dashing white sergeant I'd march away,
A dashing white sergeant I'd march away,
march away, march away, march away,
march away, march away, march away,
march away, march away, march away!

There are four printings in the Bodleian Library, but they differ from the DT and Contemplator lyrics only in a word or two.

I have heard of a parody, but can't find mention in either Cray or Randolph-Legman. Does anyone know of it?