The New Christy Minstrels - Company of Cowards lyrics

As I was walkin' down the road, 'twas on one summer's day What d'you suppose I chanced to see, goin' the other way? Well I knew it weren't the Navy nor the whole McDougal clan 'Twas a company of cowards, I could tell by the way they ran Oh get around oh get around get around Oh get around get away 'Tis a company of cowards And they've come to save the day You should've seen their uniforms, shabby as you please Mighty shy of bu*tons, rather baggy at the knees And such was their appearance, we laughed until we cried It's a pity, Mr. Lincoln, they're not on the other side Oh get around oh get around get around Oh get around get away 'Tis a company of cowards And they've come to save the day I don't recall I ever heard that bugle sound retreat I could only hear the thunder of a hundred scamperin' feet It was forward into battle they came marching one by one But I guess they thought it over, and they thought it best to run Oh get around oh get around get around Oh get around get away 'Tis a company of cowards And they've come to save the day All men who bear the saber share the scandal of that day Napoleon would have died of shame to see them run away Remember George at Valley Forge made the British boys behave You can well imagine now he's rolling over in his grave Oh get around oh get around get around Oh get around get away 'Tis a company of cowards And they've come to save the day