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The Four Champions of Great Britain - 1879-1884
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1.	good morrow friends and neighbours all
2.	once more we re glad to meet you
3.	may joy and peace each one befall
4.	and a merry christmas greet you
5.	kind hearts can make december blithe as may
6.	and in each morrow find a new year s day
7.	good morrow good morrow tis a glorious time
8.	may the day be as merry as a wedding chime
9.	may you know no sorrow nor grief s sad tear
10.	in this season of mirth and happy new year
11.	i m saint george of england as noble valiant knight
12.	as e er drew sword in honour s cause
13.	or did for lady fight
14.	read in old stories and there you shall see
15.	how valiantly i made the dragon flee
16.	when many hardy strokes i dealt
17.	and could not pierce his hide
18.	i ran my sword up to the hilt
19.	in at the dragon s side
20.	by which i did his life destroy
21.	which cheer d the drooping king
22.	and caused a universal joy
23.	and peals of bells did ring
24.	i m the king of egypt and hope none will deny
25.	this wondrous act of bold saint george
26.	for which i testify
27.	and here is the princess sabrina fair my tender loving daughter
28.	twas in her cause that brave saint george he did the dragon slaughter
29.	the top o the mornin to yes all i m saint patrick of ould ireland
30.	and whin unto that land i wint twas a beautiful but dire land
31.	twas filled with sarpints toads an frogs
32.	an all sorts ov ugly varmin
33.	i chased thim over hills an bogs wi me pray rs an shillellah sarmin
34.	an ivver since that happy day the lands bin rid o the evil
35.	och wira sthru och hullabaloo for i sint them to the divil
36.	long live the fame of saint patrick s name for his deeds deserve no scorning
37.	and the happiest day that ireland knows is saint patrick s day in the morning
38.	and i m saint andrew fra the north
39.	the land o bonnie scotland o
40.	where oatmeal cakes mak men of worth
41.	an lovely spankin lassies o
42.	the land o thistles rock an dike o hardy men an heroes o
43.	for scotland s sons know how to strike wi dagger an wi claymore o
44.	sound the trumpet praise saint andrew s name for scotland s patron saint shall be
45.	shrin d within the honour s claim of all her glory s destiny
46.	and last but not the least am i
47.	of taffy s land the patron saint
48.	i m here all foes for to defy
49.	and those who taffies falsely paint
50.	tis but mean prejudice you know
51.	that gainst the welshman s name doth throw
52.	the taffy hue and cry
53.	full many a well fought battle s told
54.	the welsh are noble brave and bold
55.	and still can fight and die
56.	praise praise to saint david then
57.	and all the tribes of brave welshmen
58.	whom fools do but belie
59.	for english chroniclers do tell
60.	that welshmen fought and fought full well
61.	a fact none can deny
62.	kind friends and neighbours all you see we are a gallant band
63.	the fight for england s honour free here now we take our stand
64.	and four such noble knights as these no more announcing needs
65.	but if you ll pay attention please they ll show their wondrous deeds
66.	i challenge all my country s foes
67.	and i ll assist wid mighty blows
68.	and you shall find me ready too
69.	odds blud and i as well as you
70.	ha ha ha ha ho ho ho ho
71.	if we have the good luck to meet with a foe
72.	we ll wrangle and jangle
73.	and strangle and mangle
74.	and kill him all over
75.	and send him to clover
76.	how brave st denys what mission brings you here
77.	come you as foe or do you hail as friend
78.	in either case i ll knightly courtesy lend
79.	i heard you vaunt and so am come to try
80.	if you can fight as boldly as defy
81.	i m sorry for it for though both our trades
82.	are to lead men gainst where the foe invades
83.	i d rather have you friend and ally be
84.	than to cross swords with you as enemy
85.	saint george gainst you i ve nought
86.	but as patron saint my country s cause i hold
87.	and shield the glory which her name doth fold
88.	so be it then
89.	britons can fight that well your country knows
90.	and long have been tough and hardy foes
91.	we ve thrashed you often and can do again
92.	while hearts of oak in england s isle remain
93.	i m ready knight
94.	even unto the death with you to fight
95.	and i the same this solid earth shall part
96.	ere hand grows weak or i find want of heart
97.	yield gallic saint
98.	oh don t saint george don t kill him
99.	unless he yields his sacred blood i ll spill him
100.	leave me sabrina women in these affairs
101.	should never meddle but mind domestic cares
102.	yet for your sake i ll end the unsought strife
103.	that s if he yields if not he loses life
104.	answer st denys upon your honour true
105.	say do you yield
106.	upon my word i do
107.	enough take up your sword and go your way
108.	hold braggart hold hold hold i say
109.	by all that s fair and honest who are these
110.	friends if you like or foes if you please
111.	what all against me and my little isle
112.	yes all
113.	well i declare you make me smile
114.	you re jesting surely or mean to crush me quite
115.	such is our aim and would be our delight
116.	no doubt no doubt but you to be my foe
117.	i think that we were friends some time ago
118.	i guess we were but now that thought s too late
119.	your mad blind old king george but made us hate
120.	the very name of britisher an so
121.	i m your tarnation and eternal foe
122.	and you learn d germany you least of all
123.	did i expect upon me thus to fall
124.	ye come like dauntless robbers bold
125.	or wolves at night upon the poor sheep fold
126.	what want ye
127.	to smash you
128.	hash you
129.	dash you
130.	to pounce upon and soundly thrash you
131.	is there no hope for me
132.	i guess not
133.	not even the shadow of a chance you ve got
134.	so give in
135.	to what we ask
136.	deliver and for gibraltar i ll bless the giver
137.	this is amusing is there ought else you want
138.	you ask so civilly that i m sure to grant
139.	i want canada to which you have no right
140.	and which you won by stratagem not might
141.	good brother jonathan i will not yield
142.	what i by arms won on the battle field
143.	oh stars and stripes but you re mighty cheeky
144.	i cannot stoop to talk to you more meekly
145.	you think you re clever but you re a noodle
146.	and can t git over me yankee doodle
147.	you re named john bull and you re a bully
148.	i guess you understand me
149.	yes fully
150.	but learn that for you not the least i care
151.	and scorn you as i do yon russian bear
152.	aha my friend you are indeed most pert you
153.	i hope my treading on your corns won t hurt you
154.	but i want india
155.	your game s too high mate
156.	my country s cold i want a warmer climate
157.	then go below you ugly russian bear
158.	or say the word and i ll send you there
159.	no thank you sir
160.	and you germany
161.	i and your ships and pow r upon the sea
162.	why that you ll never have so clear away
163.	lest that i leave you for the wolves a prey
164.	out of my sight
165.	indeed i won t so there
166.	with all this help your power i dare
167.	hearken ye cut throats all ye seek or want
168.	my heart and pride will never let me grant
169.	you ll have to fight
170.	i need no inviting
171.	i m on you like a greased flash o lightning
172.	and so am i
173.	and i
174.	and i as well as they your pow r defy
175.	i ll help you with my sword saint george ne er fear
176.	and so will i
177.	i too with my sword and spear
178.	stand all aback tis i and i alone
179.	must smile triumphant or bleeding groan
180.	me they ve insulted revenge alone is mine
181.	me they ve reviled therefore i do incline
182.	to show how england stands against the world
183.	with freedom s flag gainst every foe unfurled
184.	but then my friend four men to one s long odds
185.	there are not men they are but sneaking clods
186.	i ll fight them all this low ambitious crew
187.	shaw kill d twelve frenchmen at waterloo
188.	shall i saint george then prove myself to be
189.	less than that life guardsman in history
190.	now by great england s lion hearted king
191.	whose fame immortal english ballads sing
192.	and by great henry whose dread name in france
193.	made england s honour in worldly awe advance
194.	i hold that man my foe who dare invite
195.	himself with me against these fools to fight
196.	so come base robber brood come one come all
197.	or ye or i must in the contest fall
198.	huzza huzza
199.	huzza
200.	is there a doctor to be found all ready near at hand
201.	to cure a deep and deadly wound and make a villain stand
202.	oh yes here am i a notable doctor
203.	what can you cure
204.	whatever you pleases
205.	that s no answer mention the diseases
206.	the plithisic the palsy the croop and the gout
207.	whate er the disorder i root it out
208.	i ll give a coward a heart if he be willing
209.	or make him stand without the fear of killing
210.	and if any man that s got a scolding spouse	now is there any young man in this company got a scolding wife
211.	that wearies him with living in his house
212.	i ll ease complaint and make her civil	and i ll give her one pill of the sivil
213.	or else will send her headlong to the devil	that ll send her headlong to the divil
214.	ribs legs or arms when any s broke i m sure
215.	that presently of them i make a cure
216.	nay more than this by far i will maintain
217.	if you should break your neck i ll cure it again
218.	i in my time many thousands have directed
219.	and likewise have as many more dissected	and as many more distracted
220.	so here s a doctor who travels much from home
221.	here take my pills they cure all ills past present and to come	take these my pills to cure all ills the past the present and to come
222.	what is your fee	1. what is thy will with me 2. what is thy fee doctor
223.	fifteen pounds it is my fee in money good and round
224.	but as tis such a rogue as he i ll cure him for ten pounds
225.	i have a little bottle of elicumpane
226.	here bear take a drop of my flip flop
227.	pour it down thy little tip top
228.	rise up and fight again
229.	no thank you sir indeed i ve had enough
230.	john bull i own for me is rather tough
231.	now brave saint george we humbly quit the field
232.	and feel no shame to your prowess thus to yield
233.	now ladies and gentlemen our sport is just ended
234.	so while they clash swords
235.	in a way can t be mended
236.	you prepare for the box which is highly commended
237.	the box it would speak if it had but a tongue
238.	saying throw in your money thinking it no wrong
239.	to encourage us all
240.	in providing good fun

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