Spanish Brigde Lyrics

The Spanish Brigde We sailed out of England bound for Lisbon Harbour With bayonets a gleaming and pride to the fore We'd little to hope but we tried hard to cherish The thoughts of our loved ones on England's fair shore And we soon were transported to hell and its fury Through smoke and throug fire, through shot and through flame And at Talevera we stole Boney's Eagle And in that short while we were heroes of Spain And I met with maiden, hair black as a raven Her eyes they did glister like two diamonds bright We spoke not a word at our very first meeting And I lay her arms all that long Spanish night And we travelled together o'er mountain and vally And she by my side through many's the fight She tended my suffering and slaves me of pity And bore me a daughter for my heart's delight And we marched into Lisbon proud Wellington's army The war being over it's homeward we're bound And all on the quayside the weeping and wailing For thousand women left on that cold ground Farewell - and adieu, to you Spanish Lady Farewell and adieu, to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders to sail home to England But I know in some time we'll return once again Once again,.... Once again And if ever I'm returning it's with gold in great plenty And if I return it's with gold in great store I'll search far and wide for my spanish Lady Who brought me such peace in the midst of such war Farewell - and adieu, to you Spanish Lady Farewell and adieu, to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders to sail home to England But I know in some time we'll return once again Farewell - and adieu, to you Spanish Lady Farewell and adieu, to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders to sail home to England But I know in some time we'll return once again Once again,.... Once again O'er the hills and o'er the main through Flanders, Portugal and Spain King George commandes and we obay Over the hills and far away,...