The Traditional Children's Games of England Scotland
& Ireland In Dictionary Form - Volume 2

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	WE ARE THE ROVERS 345
	Are you ready for a fight ? We are the rovers ! Are you ready for a fight ? Though you are the guardian soldiers ! Yes, we are ready for a fight, Though you're the rovers ! Yes, we are ready for a fight, For we are the guardian soldiers ! —Ellesmere (Shropshire Folk-lore, p. 518), II. We have come for a glass of wine, We are the Romans ! We have come for a glass of wine, We are King William's soldiers! We won't serve you with the wine, We are the Romans ! We won't serve you with the wine, We are King William's soldiers ! We will set our dogs to watch, We are the Romans ! We will set our dogs to watch, We are King William's soldiers ! We don't care for you and your dogs, We are the Romans ! We don't care for you and your dogs, We are King William's soldiers ! We will set our police to watch, We are the Romans! We will set our police to watch, We are King William's soldiers ! We don't care for you and your police, We are the Romans! We don't care for you and your police, We are King William's soldiers !