It occurred on the evening before Waterloo,
And troops were lined up on parade,
The Sergeant inspecting 'em he was a terror,
Of whom every man was afraid All excepting one man who was in the front rank,
A man by the name of Sam Small,
And I'm and the Sergeant were both 'daggers drawn',
They thought 'nowt' of each other at all
Sam, Sam, Pick Oop Tha' Musket