The British Grenadiers Song (With lyric annotations)

------Played by U.S. Army Strings-------
I hate how my country (USA) hogs all the glory. I truly believe, for several reasons, that Great Britain is the best country Earth has to offer.

This is my third video honouring the British. My newest one can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHNfvJc99YY
This song is called "The British Grenadiers," the words are:
Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules
Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these.
But of all the world's brave heroes, there's none that can compare.
With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, to the British Grenadiers.

Whene'er we are commanded to storm the palisades,
Our leaders march with fusees, and we with hand grenades.
We throw them from the glacis, about the enemies' ears.
With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, to the British Grenadiers.

Then let us fill a bumper, and drink a health of those
Who carry caps and pouches, and wear the loupèd clothes.
May they and their commanders live happy all their years.
With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, to the British Grenadiers.

Would everybody please cease the political conversations?
Muslim this, immigration that, Germans, too? A little irrelevant, isn't it? It is not what this video is all about.

Featured video comment: I agree with the author with all this racist talk, its a video about a song, not radical thinking, if you want to be all racist and neo-nazist, go to the BNP website and stay there.

-Katsumoto0456

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[SPQR53]

god save the queen

[KarniksCCCP1]

i am bulgarian and i adore this song.......its very epic ;) Birtains had most amazing history ;)

[TheHistorytiger]

I just love this march song! I really like the history of you British too, which is a very rich. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[beechey145]

@YMustCommentsBeSoBad No, they had hand grenades back then...

[mandgsurvival]

@YMustCommentsBeSoBad Why in the world would that be amusing? This is an epic piece of history, not a comedy :)

[YMustCommentsBeSoBad]

Alright, awesome song, but does anyone else find it at least mildly amusing how the guy sings "hand grenades"?

[zorc2000]

@Musikkingofthecookie You, sir, are too kind and I thank you, one historical seafaring nation to another :)!

[Musikkingofthecookie]

@zorc2000 Ah, i thank you, my friend, but we cannot match you Dutchmen! No matter what people say, i know that without you the birts would never have won Waterloo!

[zorc2000]

@Musikkingofthecookie Hahaha! Guess a true Swede most cherishes the 17th century: the glorious days of Gustavus II Aldophus, lion of the north who unfortunatly died at Lützen. You have, like us Dutchmen, a history to be proud of!

[Musikkingofthecookie]

@zorc2000 We have.

Sadly.