Yes, we are ready for a fight,
Though you’re the rovers!
Yes, we are ready for a fight,
For we are the guardian soldiers!

—Ellesmere (Shropshire Folk-lore, p. 518).

II.

We have come for a glass of wine,
We are the Romans!
We have come for a glass of wine,
We are King William’s soldiers!

We won’t serve you with the wine,
We are the Romans!
We won’t serve you with the wine,
We are King William’s soldiers!

We will set our dogs to watch,
We are the Romans!
We will set our dogs to watch,
We are King William’s soldiers!

We don’t care for you and your dogs,
We are the Romans!
We don’t care for you and your dogs,
We are King William’s soldiers!

We will set our police to watch,
We are the Romans!
We will set our police to watch,
We are King William’s soldiers!

We don’t care for you and your police,
We are the Romans!
We don’t care for you and your police,
We are King William’s soldiers!

Are you ready for a fight?
We are the Romans!
Are you ready for a fight?
We are King William’s soldiers!