Good Old Sussex By The Sea by William Ward-Higgs Lyrics

Now is the time for marching
Now let your hearts be gay
Hark to the merry bugles
Sounding along our way
So let your voices ring, my boys
And take the time from me
And I’ll sing you a song as we march along
Of Sussex by the Sea!


Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea!
Good old Sussex by the Sea!
You may tell them all we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Sea


For we're the men from Sussex, Sussex by the Sea
We plough and sow and reap and mow
And useful men are we;
And when you go to Sussex, whoever you may be
You may tell them all that we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Sea!

Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea!
Good old Sussex by the Sea!
You may tell them all we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Sea


Up in the morning early
Start at the break of day;
March till the evening shadows
Tell us it's time to stay
We're always moving on, my boys
So take the time from me
And sing this song as we march along
Of Sussex by the Sea


Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea!
Good old Sussex by the Sea!
You may tell them all we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Sea