Cheerio!

Lyrics

[GENERAL TRYON, spoken] I? Lead to the attack? What have I got to do with fighting? I'm a general [GENERAL HOWE, spoken] This is war This isn't Sunday on the Mall [GENERAL TRYON, spoken] I wouldn't mind shooting at these rebels if they'd stand still But I'm not going to chase them all over this blooming country It's too damned big [GENERAL CLINTON, spoken] I'll be jolly glad when the whole nasty business is over [GENERAL HOWE, spoken] Cheer up We'll all be home for Christmas [SIR JOHN, spoken] It's a long time since we left And there's a world between us and the homeland [SIR JOHN] When we left Dover On the way over Mother tried her bеst to smile I knew that moment Just what hеr woe meant I said, "Cheerio, it's just for a while" Cheerio, little mother of mine Don't be weary over the sea in the homeland Anything I am happy to do For the King, for the country, and you Cheerio, I will hold you again With your dreary old little head on my shoulder Soon the wind will blow homeward ho So, cheerio, cheerio! [SIR JOHN, HARRY, HOWE, TRYON & CLINTON] Cheerio, little mother of mine Don't be weary over the sea in the homeland Anything I am happy to do For the King, for the country, and you Cheerio, I will hold you again With your dreary old little head on my shoulder Soon the wind will blow homeward ho So, cheerio, cheerio! [MEN] Cheerio, little mother of mine Don't be weary over the sea in the homeland Anything I am happy to do For the King, for the country, and you Cheerio, I will hold you again With your dreary old little head on my shoulder Soon the wind will blow homeward ho So, cheerio, cheerio! [SIR JOHN, HARRY, HOWE, TRYON, CLINTON & MEN] Cheerio, little mother of mine Don't be weary over the sea in the homeland Anything I am happy to do For the King, for the country, and you Cheerio, I will hold you again With your dreary old little head on my shoulder Soon the wind will blow homeward ho So, cheerio, cheerio!