In sixteen hundred and forty two
I knew what I had got to do
I left my home and my family too
and joined the Royalist Army

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     Tour-a-lour-a-lour-a-lay
     Tour-a-lour-a-lour-a-lay
     Tour-a-lour-a-lour-a-lay
     I  joined the Royalist Army

In sixteen hundred and forty three
those round heads they were after me
but we were on  winning spree
Fighting for old Charlie

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In sixteen hundred and forty four
we fought a battle at Martson Moor
many men died to uphold the law
Fighting for old Charlie

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In sixteen hundred and forty five
our fortunes they did take a dive.
Thanks to the Lord I'm still alive
Fighting for old Charlie

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In sixteen hundred and forty six
those Roundheads, they were up to tricks
they'd got our army in fix
Fighting for old Charlie

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In sixteen hundred and forty seven
most of us were up in heaven
the rest of us were down in Devon
Fighting for old Charlie

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In sixteen hundred and forty eight
Cromwell's knocking on the gate
for most of us he's come too late
we're Fighting for old Charlie

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In sixteen hundred and forty nine
now we've come to the end of the line
the king is dead, he's lost is head
Fighting for old Charlie

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William Waller went away
His wife got in the family way
the only thing that he could say
was blame the royalist army

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