The British Grenadiers Sheet Music/Score

The British Grenadiers is one of the most recognizable regimental marches s one of the most recognizable regimental marches. It was played by the grenadier units of the British forces and remains popular to this day with most military marching bands. The first known performance was by The Redcoats during the battle at Brandywine in September 1777. The actual tune appears to have originated from a piece entitled "The New Bath", which can be found in one of John Playford's dance books dating from the 1600's. "The British Grenadiers" was famously adapted for the theme tune of the popular BBC comedy series “Blackadder Goes Forth” featuring Rowan Atkinson. "The British Grenadiers" is mostly played as an instrumental march; it does however have (rather bellicose) lyrics. Here is the first verse:

Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules;
 Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these;
 But of all the world's braves heroes, there's none that can compare
 With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, row, for the British Grenadiers.