Corb Lund - I Wanna Be In the Cavalry Lyrics
I wanna good steed under me like my forefathers beforeI wanna good mount when the bugle sounds and I hear the cannons' roarI wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to warwell,I wanna horse in the volunteer force that's riding forth at dawnPlease save for me some gallantry that will echo when I'm goneI beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawnLemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and longI'd not a good foot soldier make, I'd be sour and slow at marchAnd I'd be sick on a navy ship, and the sea would leave me parchedBut I'll be first in line if they'll let me ride, by god, you'll see my starchLope back o'er the heath with the laurel wreath underneath that vict’ry archI wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to warI wanna good steed under me like my forefathers beforeI wanna good mount when the bugle sounds and I hear the cannons' roarI wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to warLet me earn my spurs in the battle's blur where the day is lost or wonI'll wield my lance as the ponies dance and the blackguards fire their gunsA sabre keen, and a saddle carbine and an army RemingtonWhere the hot lead screams with the cold, cold steel let me be a cav’lrymanI wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to warI wanna good steed under me like my forefathers beforeI wanna good mount when the bugle sounds and I hear the cannons' roarI wanna be in the cavalry if i must go of to warLet 'em play their flutes and stirrup my boots and place them back to frontCause I won’t be back on the rider-less black and I'm finished in my huntI wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to warI wanna be in the cavalry, but I won't ride home no more
