The Darling Of The Guards 1935

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 09 May 2002

What are the people saying
North, South, East and West?
What's the reason
ev'ry soldier's throwing out his chest?
What are the bugles playing
when they're on parade?
It's not 'The Girl I Left Behind'
or 'The Boys of the Old Brigade'.
It's a wow, it's a wow,
This is what they're playing now:

Who's the cutie? Who's the beauty?
Makes soldiers shirk their duty?
She's the darling of The Guards,
From the Private to the Captain,
Whatever arms she's wrapped in,
She's the darling of The Guards.
Grenadiers, Fusiliers,
Not a Regiment is barred,
She changes soldiers ev'ry night
With the Changing of The Guard.
There's a sweetheart got her barmy,
That sweetheart is the Army,
She's the darling of The Guards.

She's the sweetheart of the forces,
She even loves their horses,
She's the darling of The Guards,
When they're shined up,
and they're lined up,
Where do they always wind up?
With the darling of The Guards.
They are charmed when she's armed
With the powder in her bag,
And ev'ry night from nine to twelve
She serves her country's flag.
In the orders she gets mention,
Some day she'll get a pension,
She's the darling of The Guards.

Look at the SergeantMajor,
Used to War's alarms,
Nervous now, because he'd love to
'Fall in' to her 'arms!'
Peep in the Tommy's quarters,
See them working hard;
They heard that she'll be on parade
for inspection of The Guard.
Here she comes! Here she comes!
Hear the rolling of the drums!

Who's the cutie? Who's the beauty?
Makes soldiers shirk their duty?
She's the darling of The Guards,
From the Private to the Captain,
Whatever arms she's wrapped in,
She's the darling of The Guards.
Grenadiers, Fusiliers,
Not a Regiment is barred,
She changes soldiers ev'ry night
With the Changing of The Guard.
There's a sweetheart got her barmy,
That sweetheart is the Army,
She's the darling of The Guards.

She's the sweetheart of the forces,
She even loves their horses,
She's the darling of The Guards,
When they're shined up,
and they're lined up,
Where do they always wind up?
With the darling of The Guards.
They are charmed when she's armed
With the powder in her bag,
And ev'ry night from nine to twelve
She serves her country's flag.
In the orders she gets mention,
Some day she'll get a pension,
She's the darling of The Guards.

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
pizz
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The Darling Of The Guards 1935
by Jack Meskill, Allan Ingram and Horatio Nicholls
copyright MCMXXXV by Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., London
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Thursday 09 May 2002 at 15.00
in association with Doug Grierson
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