Piano - Digital Download SKU: LV.21043 Arranged by G.F. Cole. Military life, Soldiers, Military camps, Intoxication, Tents. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.21043). The Maryland Cadets' Glee. Written & arranged by Geo. F. Cole. Published 1839 by G.F. Cole in Baltimore. Composition of strophic with refrain with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Military life, Soldiers, Military camps, Intoxication, Tents. First line reads A soldier's life is always gay, always gay, his home is on the tented field First line of refrain Drink, drink my boys, drink, drink my boys, dream not of the morrow.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.