Eton Rifles

C D sup up your beer and collect your fags , C D there’s a row going on down near slough , C D get out your mat and pray to the west , C D i’ll get out mine and pray for myself . C D thought you were smart when you took them on , C D but you didn’t take a peep in their artillery room , C D all that rugby puts hairs on your chest , C D what chance have you got against a tie and a crest? F G C G Am hello - hurray - what a nice day - for the eton rifles , F G C G Am hello - hurray - i hope rain stops play - with the eton rifles . C D thought you were clever when you lit the fuse , C D tore down the house of commons in your brand new shoes , C D composed a revolutionary symphony , C D then went to bed with a charming young thing . F G C G Am hello - hurray - cheers then mate - it’s the eton rifles , F G C G Am hello - hurray - an extremist scrape - with the eton rifles . Em F what a catalyst you turned out to be , Em F G loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea , G left me standing - like a guilty schoolboy . Em F what a catalyst you turned out to be , Em F G loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea , G left me standing - like a naughty schoolboy . C D we came out of it naturally the worst , C D beaten and bloody and i was sick down my shirt , C D we were no match for their untamed wit , C D though some of the lads said they’ll be back next week . F G C G Am hello - hurray - there’s a price to pay - to the eton rifles , F G C G Am hello - hurray - i’d prefer the plague - to the eton rifles . F G C G Am hello - hurray - there’s a price to pay - to the eton rifles , F G C G Am hello - hurray - i’d prefer the plague - to the eton rifles .