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.
