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Chorus. -O mount and go, mount and make you ready, / O mount and go, and be the Captain's lady.
When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle, / Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle: / When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle, / Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle. / O mount and go, &c.
When the vanquish'd foe sues for peace and quiet, / To the shades we'll go, and in love enjoy it: / When the vanquish'd foe sues for peace and quiet, / To the shades we'll go, and in love enjoy it. / O mount and go, &c.