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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOLLY SOLDIER, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: I once was a seaman stout and bold
Last Line: "abd I'll still be the jolly, jolly soldier"
Subject(s): "holidays;presidents, United States;washington, George (1732-1799);
First Line: I once was a seaman stout and bold
Last Line: "abd I'll still be the jolly, jolly soldier"
Subject(s): "holidays;presidents, United States;washington, George (1732-1799);
I once was a seaman stout and bold,
Ofttimes I've ploughed the ocean;
I've ploughed it all o'er and o'er again,
For honor and promotion.
Aboard a man-of-war and merchantman,
Many be the battles that I've been in;
It was all for the honor of George Washington,
And I'll still be the jolly, jolly soldier.
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