{"id":27265,"date":"2025-05-30T15:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=27265"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:03:54","slug":"farewell-isabelle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/farewell-isabelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Isabelle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First Published<\/td>1914<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>William Hargraves, Charles Collins, Lawrence Wright<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN25907<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Miss Rene Ralph, Tom Costello, Ella Shields And others<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Hutchison, Jeannie ; Scotland : Shetland ; 1980 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Transcribed from Harold Buxton recording by Discogs


Hark the drums how they beat, Isabelle,
To the tramping of feet, Isabelle,
Dry your eyes sweetheart don\u2019t cry,
Wish me luck then say goodbye.
There is work to be done, Isabelle,
To the beat of the drum, Isabelle,
Into line I\u2019ll fall as the bugles call,
\u201cHurry up, come along, come along\u201d

Farewell Isabelle, Isabelle;
I\u2019ve got to leave you; I\u2019ve got to go.
Farewell Isabelle, Isabelle;
I\u2019ve got to leave you to face the foe.
You know very well, Isabelle,
There\u2019s the battle I go through;
I will do my best when I\u2019m in it, to win it,
\u2018Cos I\u2019ve won you!
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When I\u2019m lonely at night, Isabelle,
By the campfire so bright Isabelle
The vision of your loving smile
Will help to cheer me all the while.
When there\u2019s work to be done, Isabelle
To the beat of the drum, Isabelle,
I\u2019ll go back again to the bugle call,
\u2018Hurry up, come along, come along\u2019
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A patriotic recruiting song from the early years of World War 1 \u2013 not especially associated with a particular performer but widely sung in the pantomime season of the 1914\/ 15. It was recorded by a number of artistes and written by William Hargreaves<\/a>, Charles Collins and Lawrence Wright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was collected from traditional singer Jeannie Hutchinson from The Shetlands <\/em>in 1990<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 A contemporary commercial recording by  Stanley Kirkby<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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