The Killigans - Karsky's Dead Soldiers Lyrics
Gather round the glass and grab hold of your ladiesWe’ll send off Karsky’s Soldiers one by oneWe’ll drink your health by the fire, keep one step ahead of hellCuz dead men never see the rising sunHas it come right down to this your time’s run up at lastThere’s no one left to hear your dying songAnd as you board your ship to sail from these forgotten shoresWe handful who are left will send you onMay your passage be fast, may you find your peace at lastOn the other side of death’s eternal doorBut don’t reach for the Cross, your hands aren’t clean enoughJust pray that someone settled up the scoreBuried in a ditch, just outside the chapel wallTwo diggers sang you Near My God to TheeAnd the pastor read a sermon founded in the book of JobSuch words would make a faithless man believeMay your passage be fast, may you find your peace at lastOn the other side of death’s eternal doorBut don’t reach for the Cross, your hands aren’t clean enoughJust pray that someone settled up the score