The Girl I Left Behind Me

The classic departure song of the British Army. A popular tune which has acquired many sets of lyrics through the years, this is probably the earliest version, dating to the period of the Seven Years’ War (1756--1763). I’m lonesome since I crossed the hill, And o’er the moor and valley, Such grievous thoughts my heart do fill, Since parting with my Sally I seek no more the fine or gay, For each does but remind me How swift the hours did pass away, With the girl I left behind me. O ne’er shall I forget th