Twa Recruitin' Sergeants

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On March 14, 1891

Belfast Celtic, arguably the greatest club in Irish football, was founded in the Falls Road area of Belfast. The club was named after Glasgow Celtic.

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It's over the mountain and over the main Through Gibraltar, tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, a kilt abin your knee Enlist, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me Twa recruitin' sergeants come fae the Black Watch To merkits and fairs, some recruits for tae catch But a' they've enlisted is forty and twa So 'list, bonnie laddie, and come, come awa It's over the mountain and over the main Through Gibraltar, tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, a kilt abin your knee Enlist, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me O laddie dae ye ken o' the danger your in If your horses was tae flegg and your owsen tae rin This greedy auld farmer widna pay your fee So 'list, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me It's over the mountain and over the main Through Gibraltar, tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, a kilt abin your knee Enlist, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me It's intae the barn and oot o' the byre This auld fairmer thinks you'll never tire It's a slav'ry job of lowly degree So 'list, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me It's over the mountain and over the main Through Gibraltar, tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, a kilt abin your knee Enlist, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me O laddie dae ye hae a sweetheart an' bairn? Ye'll easy get rid o' that weel spun yarn Twa rattles o' the drum an' that will pay it a' So 'list, bonnie laddie, and come, come awa' It's over the mountain and over the main Through Gibraltar, tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, a kilt abin your knee Enlist, bonnie laddie, and come awa' wi' me

As sung by the Corries. This is one of several Irish recruiting songs from the 19th Century. Other popular ones include The Kerry Recruit, The Tipperary Recruit and The Recruiting Sergeant. It seems that the sergeants are struggling to make their targets in spite of their sales pitch.

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