A Drummer Boy for Waterloo - English Folk Ballad

An English folk ballad from the 19th century sung by Chad Willis And The Beachstones (I think they're Canadians)
The painting depicts the Coldstream Guards at Hougemont Farm during the Battle of Waterloo by an unknown artist.
There is a one act opera called The Drummer Boy of Waterloo that may be related. The drummer boy in the opera is called Edward, so maybe there is some crossover.

[@Sammy1234568910]

"nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." - 1st Duke of Wellington

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

Great song. Happy Waterloo day. RIP Edwin.

[@Ethelred966]

What a beautiful song. Brings a tiny tear to my eye to think of all the brave Tommies.

[@99IronDuke]

Good stuff. I will play this on my Waterloo Day stream.

[@patrioticarchive]

Thanks Duke

[@Bearded_Tattooed_Guy]

When battle rous'd each warlike band,
And carnage loud her trumpet blew;
Young Edwin left his native land,
A drummer boy for Waterloo.
His mother, when his lips she press'd,
And bade her noble boy adieu,
With wringing hands and aching breast,
Beheld him march for Waterloo,
But he that knew no infant fears,
His knapsack o'er his shoulder threw
And cried: dear mother, dry those tears
Till I return from Waterloo.
He went-and e'er the set of sun
Beheld our arms the foe subdue,
The flash of death-the murd'rous gun,
Had laid him low at Waterloo.
"O comrades! comrades!" Edwin cried,
And proudly beam'd his eye of blue,
"Go, tell my mother, Edwin died,
A Soldier's death at Waterloo."
They plac'd his head upon his drum,
And 'neath the moonlights mournful hue
When night had still'd the battles hum.
They dug his grave at Waterloo.

[@liamh2001]

What a beautiful song. Even with upbeat and glorious songs like the girl I left behind me and soldiers of the queen, the most important songs to sing and remember are the soldiers' laments.
For those interested, I would also recommend German songs like Der treue Husar and Ich hat eine Kameraden or Fabrizio d'André's La guerra di Piero

[@forhonor6859]

Beautiful, I shed tear while listening to it, I wish the world could hear this song once.

[@Viscount_Castlereagh]

Very nice.

[@user-xj2nt2jt7l59]

Гарна балада,дуже мелодійна

[@Viper97Gaming]

🇬🇧 God bless the heroes of Waterloo. Who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte. 🇬🇧

[@TheIrishvolunteer]

Fair dues to the British but just remember they were in an Anglo-Dutch army.
They also got a LOT of help from the Prussians

[@Viper97Gaming]

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[@gulayalakel4925]

the british did not defeat napoleon instead captured him and put him on a small island where napoleon was exiled and soon died of something idk

[@wor53lg50]

​@@gulayalakel4925LOL?, "napoleon wasn't defeated, he was captured and exiled"??!, do you actually realise how STUPID you sound right now😂..

[@EnkaMexi]

Great song, sad but also proud, it has much heart.🎶👍

[@randeshjayawandhane2844]

Beautiful!

[@England..]

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 beautiful

[@rudsonchannel2935]

British helped the French by the uniform I already know

[@Vingul]

The genuine article.

[@NihilsineDeo1866.]

Great song mate , Glory to British Army !!

[@johnbest4513]

Nice.

[@Cicero1690]

If they are not canadian, it is interesting to hear an accent with rhoticity, but it probably is canadian. Good singers.

[@testing-qk6ov]

The south West of England has a rhotic accent.

[@Cicero1690]

@@testing-qk6ov yeah. Not long ago the home counties also did.

[@napoleonlempereur3021]

🇨🇵 🇬🇧

[@kleverjapanese]

как красиво 🥹💗

[@user-xu8dt8by4g]

Очень напоминает Землю Дикси!!!Или вернее наоборот!!!Земля Дикси отсюдаво взята?

[@patrioticarchive]

This song came first, but I don't think Dixie Land uses the same air. The air from this song is called Woodland Mary.

[@unwaw]

🎶 🎵 🪕 🎼 🎶