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The Four Champions of Great Britain - 1879-1884 |
Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842 |
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good morrow friends and neighbours all |
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once more we re glad to meet you |
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may joy and peace each one befall |
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and a merry christmas greet you |
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kind hearts can make december blithe as may |
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and in each morrow find a new year s day |
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good morrow good morrow tis a glorious time |
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may the day be as merry as a wedding chime |
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may you know no sorrow nor grief s sad tear |
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in this season of mirth and happy new year |
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i m saint george of england as noble valiant knight |
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as e er drew sword in honour s cause |
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or did for lady fight |
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read in old stories and there you shall see |
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how valiantly i made the dragon flee |
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when many hardy strokes i dealt |
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and could not pierce his hide |
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i ran my sword up to the hilt |
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in at the dragon s side |
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by which i did his life destroy |
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which cheer d the drooping king |
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and caused a universal joy |
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and peals of bells did ring |
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i m the king of egypt and hope none will deny |
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this wondrous act of bold saint george |
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for which i testify |
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and here is the princess sabrina fair my tender loving daughter |
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twas in her cause that brave saint george he did the dragon slaughter |
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the top o the mornin to yes all i m saint patrick of ould ireland |
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and whin unto that land i wint twas a beautiful but dire land |
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twas filled with sarpints toads an frogs |
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an all sorts ov ugly varmin |
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i chased thim over hills an bogs wi me pray rs an shillellah sarmin |
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an ivver since that happy day the lands bin rid o the evil |
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och wira sthru och hullabaloo for i sint them to the divil |
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long live the fame of saint patrick s name for his deeds deserve no scorning |
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and the happiest day that ireland knows is saint patrick s day in the morning |
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and i m saint andrew fra the north |
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the land o bonnie scotland o |
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where oatmeal cakes mak men of worth |
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an lovely spankin lassies o |
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the land o thistles rock an dike o hardy men an heroes o |
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for scotland s sons know how to strike wi dagger an wi claymore o |
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sound the trumpet praise saint andrew s name for scotland s patron saint shall be |
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shrin d within the honour s claim of all her glory s destiny |
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and last but not the least am i |
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of taffy s land the patron saint |
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i m here all foes for to defy |
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and those who taffies falsely paint |
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tis but mean prejudice you know |
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that gainst the welshman s name doth throw |
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the taffy hue and cry |
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full many a well fought battle s told |
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the welsh are noble brave and bold |
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and still can fight and die |
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praise praise to saint david then |
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and all the tribes of brave welshmen |
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whom fools do but belie |
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for english chroniclers do tell |
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that welshmen fought and fought full well |
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a fact none can deny |
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kind friends and neighbours all you see we are a gallant band |
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the fight for england s honour free here now we take our stand |
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and four such noble knights as these no more announcing needs |
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but if you ll pay attention please they ll show their wondrous deeds |
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i challenge all my country s foes |
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and i ll assist wid mighty blows |
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and you shall find me ready too |
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odds blud and i as well as you |
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ha ha ha ha ho ho ho ho |
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if we have the good luck to meet with a foe |
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we ll wrangle and jangle |
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and strangle and mangle |
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and kill him all over |
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and send him to clover |
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how brave st denys what mission brings you here |
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come you as foe or do you hail as friend |
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in either case i ll knightly courtesy lend |
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i heard you vaunt and so am come to try |
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if you can fight as boldly as defy |
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i m sorry for it for though both our trades |
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are to lead men gainst where the foe invades |
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i d rather have you friend and ally be |
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than to cross swords with you as enemy |
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saint george gainst you i ve nought |
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but as patron saint my country s cause i hold |
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and shield the glory which her name doth fold |
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so be it then |
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britons can fight that well your country knows |
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and long have been tough and hardy foes |
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we ve thrashed you often and can do again |
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while hearts of oak in england s isle remain |
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i m ready knight |
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even unto the death with you to fight |
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and i the same this solid earth shall part |
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ere hand grows weak or i find want of heart |
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yield gallic saint |
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oh don t saint george don t kill him |
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unless he yields his sacred blood i ll spill him |
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leave me sabrina women in these affairs |
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should never meddle but mind domestic cares |
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yet for your sake i ll end the unsought strife |
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that s if he yields if not he loses life |
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answer st denys upon your honour true |
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say do you yield |
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upon my word i do |
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enough take up your sword and go your way |
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hold braggart hold hold hold i say |
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by all that s fair and honest who are these |
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friends if you like or foes if you please |
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what all against me and my little isle |
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yes all |
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well i declare you make me smile |
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you re jesting surely or mean to crush me quite |
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such is our aim and would be our delight |
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no doubt no doubt but you to be my foe |
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i think that we were friends some time ago |
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i guess we were but now that thought s too late |
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your mad blind old king george but made us hate |
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the very name of britisher an so |
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i m your tarnation and eternal foe |
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and you learn d germany you least of all |
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did i expect upon me thus to fall |
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ye come like dauntless robbers bold |
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or wolves at night upon the poor sheep fold |
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what want ye |
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to smash you |
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hash you |
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dash you |
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to pounce upon and soundly thrash you |
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is there no hope for me |
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i guess not |
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not even the shadow of a chance you ve got |
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so give in |
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to what we ask |
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deliver and for gibraltar i ll bless the giver |
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this is amusing is there ought else you want |
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you ask so civilly that i m sure to grant |
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i want canada to which you have no right |
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and which you won by stratagem not might |
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good brother jonathan i will not yield |
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what i by arms won on the battle field |
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oh stars and stripes but you re mighty cheeky |
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i cannot stoop to talk to you more meekly |
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you think you re clever but you re a noodle |
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and can t git over me yankee doodle |
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you re named john bull and you re a bully |
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i guess you understand me |
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yes fully |
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but learn that for you not the least i care |
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and scorn you as i do yon russian bear |
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aha my friend you are indeed most pert you |
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i hope my treading on your corns won t hurt you |
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but i want india |
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your game s too high mate |
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my country s cold i want a warmer climate |
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then go below you ugly russian bear |
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or say the word and i ll send you there |
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no thank you sir |
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and you germany |
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i and your ships and pow r upon the sea |
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why that you ll never have so clear away |
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lest that i leave you for the wolves a prey |
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out of my sight |
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indeed i won t so there |
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with all this help your power i dare |
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hearken ye cut throats all ye seek or want |
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my heart and pride will never let me grant |
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you ll have to fight |
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i need no inviting |
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i m on you like a greased flash o lightning |
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and so am i |
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and i |
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and i as well as they your pow r defy |
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i ll help you with my sword saint george ne er fear |
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and so will i |
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i too with my sword and spear |
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stand all aback tis i and i alone |
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must smile triumphant or bleeding groan |
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me they ve insulted revenge alone is mine |
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me they ve reviled therefore i do incline |
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to show how england stands against the world |
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with freedom s flag gainst every foe unfurled |
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but then my friend four men to one s long odds |
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there are not men they are but sneaking clods |
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i ll fight them all this low ambitious crew |
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shaw kill d twelve frenchmen at waterloo |
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shall i saint george then prove myself to be |
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less than that life guardsman in history |
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now by great england s lion hearted king |
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whose fame immortal english ballads sing |
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and by great henry whose dread name in france |
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made england s honour in worldly awe advance |
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i hold that man my foe who dare invite |
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himself with me against these fools to fight |
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so come base robber brood come one come all |
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or ye or i must in the contest fall |
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huzza huzza huzza |
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is there a doctor to be found all ready near at hand |
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to cure a deep and deadly wound and make a villain stand |
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oh yes here am i a notable doctor |
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what can you cure |
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whatever you pleases |
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that s no answer mention the diseases |
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the plithisic the palsy the croop and the gout
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i can cure corns spasms gout
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whate er the disorder i root it out |
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i ll give a coward a heart if he be willing |
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or make him stand without the fear of killing |
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and if any man that s got a scolding spouse |
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that wearies him with living in his house |
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i ll ease complaint and make her civil |
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or else will send her headlong to the devil |
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ribs legs or arms when any s broke i m sure |
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that presently of them i make a cure |
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nay more than this by far i will maintain |
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if you should break your neck i ll cure it again |
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i in my time many thousands have directed |
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and likewise have as many more dissected |
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so here s a doctor who travels much from home |
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here take my pills they cure all ills past present and to come |
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what is your fee |
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fifteen pounds it is my fee in money good and round
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fifteen pound it is my fee but lay the money down
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but as tis such a rogue as he i ll cure him for ten pounds
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and as tis for such a rogue as thee i cure him for ten pound
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i have a little bottle of elicumpane
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with a little dose of elecampane
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here bear take a drop of my flip flop |
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pour it down thy little tip top |
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rise up and fight again |
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no thank you sir indeed i ve had enough |
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john bull i own for me is rather tough |
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now brave saint george we humbly quit the field |
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and feel no shame to your prowess thus to yield |
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now ladies and gentlemen our sport is just ended
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now ladies and gentlemen your sport is almost ended
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so while they clash swords |
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in a way can t be mended |
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you prepare for the box which is highly commended
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so prepare for the hat which is highly commended
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the box it would speak if it had but a tongue
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the hat it would speak if it had but a tongue
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saying throw in your money thinking it no wrong
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come throw in your money and think it no wrong
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to encourage us all |
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in providing good fun |
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