Dogs of War

from Songs of Love, Lust and Loss by Hornswaggle

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Hear the cannons roar and smell the fires burn
There's a bayonet or a bullet whichever way you turn
Hear the bugle call and see the Jack up high
We're dying by the dozen no matter how we try

But Captain I would rather be
Back at home with my Molly Leigh
I'd kiss her ruby lips and I would hold her tight
And I’d never have to fight any more

No quarter, no retreat
No surrender, no defeat
Cry havoc my boys and let slip the dogs of war

The Captain rests his hands on his belly large
Waves about his sword and signals for the charge
It's over then we go, through the muck and mire
As the broadswords sing and the muskets fire

But Captain I would rather be
Back at home with my Molly Leigh
I'd kiss her ruby lips and I would hold her tight
And I’d never have to fight any more

No quarter, no retreat
No surrender, no defeat
Cry havoc my boys and let slip the dogs of war

I wish I was home, safe in my bed
Down on the fields we only sleep when we're dead
Lay down your guns and raise the white flag
Let's all have some peace, if there's peace to be had

If it should be my fate, to die where I stand
Fighting for a stranger in far off foreign land
Promise me, my friends, don't leave me here alone
Promise me, my friends, you'll see my body home

But Captain I would rather be
Back at home with my Molly Leigh
I'd kiss her ruby lips and I would hold her tight
And I’d never have to fight any more

No quarter, no retreat
No surrender, no defeat
Cry havoc my boys and let slip the dogs of war

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from Songs of Love, Lust and Loss, released April 2, 2015

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Born in the dusty cellar of a ramshackle pub, to the sounds of waves crashing and the smell of real ale, Hornswaggle emerge armed with a carnival of songs to delight and astound.

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