Drummer boy for Waterloo ; Drummer boy of Waterloo ; When battle aroused each war-like band

voice ; Collected by: James Ward Lee and Ralph E. Roberts for Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by James Ward Lee and Ralph E. Roberts Sung by: Mamie Sams Bohannon Community Hindsville, Arkansas August 7 , 1958 Reel 24 Item 6 A Drummer Boy For Waterloo When battle aroused each war-like band, And carnage loud her trumpet blew, Young Edward left his native land, A drummer boy for Waterloo. His mother when his lips she pressed, And bade her noble boy adieu, With wringing hand and aching breast, Beheld a march for Waterloo. He told her of his hopes and fears, His knapsack o'er his shoulder threw, A... Mehr ...