14/20 Hussars singing sussex by the sea.avi

[@johnashcroft7679]

I was a 14/20 lad from 79 till 86 best years best of mates

[@sf9580]

My uncle's old regiment! I remember him singing this after a few beers when I was a kid. Brings back lots of memories. I wonder if he was there that day singing along.

[@yumyummoany]

Oh wow, I'm Sussex back forever - best place on earth!

[@AmazingMad5]

The words to the Regimental song
We are the 14th/20th, King’s Hussars are we,
Fine and strong and we belong to the finest Cavalry.
And Lancashire is our home and by gum you can see,
That we’re Lancashire men and were proud to
be in Lancashires cavalry.
When we hit Vitoria we shouted out with glee,
King Joseph rode without his Poe, and had nowhere to pee
And when the band got drunk one day
we had to pay the price
As we march along and we sing this song,
It’s Sussex by the sea.
We’ll always be the cavalry,
on horse on tank on or armoured car we’ll be,
You can tell them all
That we know damn all
About Sussex by the Sea.

[@JohnnyNorfolk]

Lyrics
First Verse
Now is the time for marching,
Now let your hearts be gay,
Hark to the merry bugles
Sounding along our way.
So let your voices ring, my boys,
And take the time from me,
And I’ll sing you a song as we march along,
Of Sussex by the Sea!
Chorus
For we're the men from Sussex, Sussex by the Sea.
We plough and sow and reap and mow,
And useful men are we;
And when you go to Sussex, whoever you may be,
You may tell them all that we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Sea!
Refrain
Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea!
Good old Sussex by the Sea!
You may tell them all we stand or fall,
For Sussex by the Sea.
Second Verse
Up in the morning early,
Start at the break of day;
March till the evening shadows
Tell us it's time to stay.
We're always moving on, my boys,
So take the time from me,
And sing this song as we march along,
Of Sussex by the Sea.
Chorus and Refrain
Third Verse
Sometimes your feet are weary,
Sometimes the way is long,
Sometimes the day is dreary,
Sometimes the world goes wrong;
But if you let your voices ring,
Your care will fly away,
So we'll sing a song as we march along,
Of Sussex by the Sea.
Chorus and Refrain
Fourth Verse
Light is the love of a soldier,
That's what the ladies say -
Lightly he goes a wooing,
Lightly he rides away.
In love and war we always are
As fair as fair can be,
And a soldier boy is the ladies' joy
In Sussex by the Sea.
Chorus and Refrain
Fifth Verse
Far o'er the seas we wander,
Wide thro’ the world we roam;
Far from the kind hearts yonder,
Far from our dear old home;
But ne'er shall we forget, my boys,
And true we'll ever be
To the girls so kind that we left behind
In Sussex by the Sea.

[@lawrencelinehan4602]

Photographer seems to have captured the atmosphere well.

[@colingear9587]

Hussars singing a Sussex anthem Uuuuraagh,Stand or fall for Sussex by the sea.GOSBTS

[@Heatheynon]

Listen to the last verse. The songs a punishment for the band being drunk on duty and we had to sing a southerners song. :)

[@m222rjr]

Oh! really. Isn't the're any sussex man who could commend this? i'm a nottinghamshire man but i love this patriotic song. we are proud of our county but we haveno song

[@greigfrost290]

Brighton born and bred. I love Sussex

[@stuartb1963]

@@greigfrost290 good on you my mum's side are Worthing going back a long way but my dad's side Brighton big love for Sussex and proud of my heritage and ancestors

[@ImpeturbableLawrence]

The best part of this comes after 41 seconds - it would be better edited that way.

[@misslishielou]

we had to learn this at my det. -army cadets.

[@cailleachbheur8305]

Can anyone post these (alternative) lyrics up?

[@ImpeturbableLawrence]

(I should add that it sounds good though anyway.)

[@ImpeturbableLawrence]

Or perhaps after 50 seconds.

[@johnpinkerton8236]

all downhill after this.........