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Well, General Taylor gained the day,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Well, General Taylor he gained the day,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
We'll dig his grave with a silver spade,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
His shroud of the finest silk will be made,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
We'll lower him down on a golden chain,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
On every inch we'll carve his name,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
Well, General Taylor he's all the go,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
He's gone where the stormy winds won't blow,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
~ Applause ~
Oh, General Taylor he's dead and he's gone.....
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Oh, General Taylor he's long dead and gone.....
Carry him to his bury'n ground.
Tell me way, hey, Stormy,
Walk him along, John, carry him along;
Tell me way, hey, Stormy.....
Carry him to..... his bury'n ground.
This variant and the YouTube video above are from a 2008 live performance by Great Big Sea at the MTS centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Other, similar variants were arranged and recorded by Rankin Street (Pre-GBS tape — Live At The Blarneystone Pub in St. John's, NL, trk#4, 1991, NRA Productions, Ltd); and Great Big Sea (Play, trk#8, 1997, Warner Music Canada, Scarborough, ON, produced by Danny Greenspoon); and (Rant & Roar, 1998).
