Forward We'll take Beersheba Spur up and on Light Horsemen Ride on through dust ad bullets Til we take Beersheba Half a mile to the rise We'll take the Turks by surprise Keep the trot Hold the lines As we wait for the sign Clear the brow Of the hill Keep it steady until We're in range Of the guns And then we'll break into a run Forward We'll take Beersheba Spur up and on Light Horsemen Ride on through dust ad bullets Til we take Beersheba Bayonnets flash In the sun Johnny's squint Down their guns Captain Davies Gives a yell We went at them like hell Riders fall Horses run Empty saddles Splashed with blood Turkish trenches Fifty yards Squadron A led the charge Forward We'll take Beersheba Spur up and on Light Horsemen Ride on through dust ad bullets Til we take Beersheba Slouch hat with plumes a flying Spur up and on Light Horsemen Ride on through dust ad bullets Til we take Beersheba At full gallop Yelling madly Pounding hooves Go hell for leather Flying horses Clear the trenches Man and beast Leap up And over Man and beast Leap up And over Forward We'll take Beersheba Spur up and on Light Horsemen Ride on through dust ad bullets Til we take Beersheba Slouch hat with plumes a flying Spur up and on Light Horsemen Ride on through dust ad bullets Til we take Beersheba Til we take Beersheba Til we take Beersheba