We are ready for a fight,
We are the Romans!
We are ready for a fight,
We are King William’s soldiers!
—Wrotham, Kent (Miss D. Kimball).
Will you have a gill of ale?
We are the Romans!
Will you have a gill of ale?
For we are the Roman soldiers!
A gill of ale won’t serve us all,
We are the English!
A gill of ale won’t, &c.,
For we are the English soldiers!
Take a pint and go your way,
We are, &c. [As above.]
A pint of ale won’t serve us all,
We are, &c.
Take a quart and go your way,
We are, &c.
A quart of ale won’t serve us all,
We are, &c.
Take a gallon and go your way,
We are, &c.