A good sword and a trusty hand A merry heart and true King James' men will understand What Cornishmen can do Have they fixed the where and when? Shall Trelawny die? Well here's twenty-thousand Cornishmen Who'd know the reason why Shall Trelawny live, Or shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty-thousand Cornishmen Who'd know the reason why Up spake our captain, brave and bold, A merry wight was he, "If London tower were Michael's hold, We'd set Trelawny free. We've crossed the Tamar land to land, The Severn is no stay, And one and all, and hand-in-hand, Who shall bid us nay?" Shall Trelawny live, Or shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty-thousand Cornishmen Who'd know the reason why And when we get to London town, That pleasant sight to view, Come forth, come forth, ye cowards all, Here's better men than you! Trelawny, he's in keep and hold, Trelawny, he may die, But here's twenty-thousand Cornish bold Who'd know the reason why Shall Trelawny live, Or shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty-thousand Cornishmen Who'd know the reason why Here's twenty-thousand Cornishmen Who'd know the reason why