Banks Of The Nile Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Hark, hark, the drums do b[G]eat,
my love, and [Em]I must ha[Am]ste away.
The bugle's sweetly sound,
and no longer can I [G]stay.
[Em]We a[Am]re called up to Portsmouth,
and it's many a weary [G]mile,
[Em]All for [Am]to be embarke[G]d for the[Em]
banks [Am]o 'er the Nile.
Oh, Willie, dearest [G]Willie,
[Em]don't leave me [Am]here to mourn.
Don't leave me here to curse the
day that ever I was [G]born.
[Em]For [Am]partin' with me, Willie,
is like partin' with [G]me life[Em]
Oh, [Am]stay at home, dear [G]Willie,
and [Em]make me a [Am]lawful wife
I'll put on me [G]velveteens
an[Am]d go alo[Em]ng wit[Am]h you
I'll volunteer me services
and go to Egypt too
[G]I'l[Em]l fig[Am]ht beneath your banner,
love, and fortune it [G]may smile
[Em]And I'll b[Am]e your loyal co[G]mrade
on the [Em]banks [Am]of th[G]e Nile[Am]
Oh, Nancy, dearest [G]Nancy,
Oh, [Em]that would [Am]never [Em]do.[Am]
The government has ordered
No women there to [Em]go.
[G]The [Am]government has ordered,
[Em]the [G]king he doth c[Em]ommand,
And [Am]I am bound on oa[G]th, my[Em] love,
to [G]serve on a foreign [Am]land.
Your waist is [F]rather [C]slender,
your [Am]com p[G]lexion i[Am]s too fine,
Your constitution is too weak
to stand a hot cam[G]paign.
[Em]The [Am]sultry sons of Egypt,
your precious health [Em]would spoil
And the [Am]sandy desert [G]places[Em]
[G]on [Em]the banks o 'er[Am] the Nile
O cursed, cursed [G]be the day
that [Em]e 'er the war[G]s be[Am]gan
For they've ta 'en out of Scotland
many a bonny [G]man
They've [Am]ta 'en free as
our lifeguards,
protectors o 'er [G]Isle
And their [Am]bodies feed the [G]worms
on the [Em]banks o 'er [Am]the Nile