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Mummies, Pot Works, Nevis, 1930s |
The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884 |
| 1. |
good morrow friends and neighbours here
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good morrow friends and neighbours dear
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| 2. |
we are quite glad to see you all here
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we are right glad to meet you here
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| 3. |
for christmas comes but once a year
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christmas comes but once a year
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| 4. |
and when it comes it bring good cheer
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but when it comes it brings good cheer
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| 5. |
and when it s gone no longer near
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and when it s gone it s no longer near
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| 6. |
may laps and cups and plenty be
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yule logs and cakes in plenty be
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| 7. |
and when the wind blow in his t rashing field
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may each blow of the thrashing flail
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| 8. |
it produce the mummies time come round
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whene er the mummers time comes round
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| 9. |
here s come old father christmas welcome or welcome not
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here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not
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| 10. |
i hope that father christmas might never forgot
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i hope poor old father christmas will never be forgot
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| 11. |
his knee are weak his back are bent
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my head is white my back is bent
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| 12. |
more strenk i spent
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my knees are weak my strength is spent
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| 13. |
t ree hundred and sixty six age is a very great age for me
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is a very great age for me
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| 14. |
and if i should live all this time what a monster i should be
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what a monster i should be
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| 15. |
i have just but a short time to stay
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now i have but a short time to stay
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| 16. |
who don t believe what i say
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and if you don t believe what i say
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| 17. |
stand forth the fool and boldly clear the way
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let one fool and four knights from the british isles come in and clear the way
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| 18. |
room gallant give us room to pleasure and room to sport
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room room brave gallants give us room to sport
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| 19. |
for remember we are the merry actors that provose in the street
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we are the merry actors that traverse the street
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| 20. |
we are the merry actors that plays from ever meat
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we are the merry actors that fight for our meat
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| 21. |
we are the merry actors that shows pleasant play
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we are the merry actors that show pleasant play
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| 22. |
stand forth saint george and boldly clear the way
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stand forth saint george thou champion and clear the way
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| 23. |
i am saint george from good old england sprung
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i am saint george from good old england sprung
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| 24. |
my famous name throughout the world have rung
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my famous name throughout the world hath rung
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| 25. |
many a bloody deed have i shone
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many bloody deeds and wonders have i shown
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| 26. |
and wonder how i make fine fairie tremble on their t rone
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and made false tyrants tremble on their throne
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| 27. |
i follow a fair lady to a giant s gate
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i followed a fair lady to a giant s gate
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| 28. |
confined in dungeon deep to meet her fate
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confined in dungeon deep to meet her fate
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| 29. |
but now i slain a dragon |
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| 30. |
a fear and fiery dragon he
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a fell and fiery dragon he but i will clip his wing
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| 31. |
i clip his wings he shall not fly
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i ll clip his wings he shall not fly
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| 32. |
i reach the land of him or else i die
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1. i ll rid the land of him or else i ll die
2. i ll conquer him or else i ll die
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| 33. |
who is it seek the dragon blood
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who is it seeks the dragon s blood
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| 34. |
and speak so angry and so loud
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and calls so angry and so loud
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| 35. |
that english dog who look so proud
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that english dog who looks so proud
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| 36. |
or if i could catch him with my claws
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if i could catch him in my claw
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| 37. |
long teet and harried jaws
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with my long teeth and horrid jaw
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| 38. |
i ll break off his core
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of such i d break up half a score
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| 39. |
and increase my appetite for more
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to stay my appetite for more
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| 40. |
marrow from your bone i will squeeze
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marrow from his bones i d squeeze
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| 41. |
and suck your blood up by degrees
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and suck his blood up by degrees
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| 42. |
i am saint george that bravely champion bold
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i am saint george that worthy champion bold
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| 43. |
by my sword and spear i own three crowns of gold
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and with my sword and spear i won three crowns of gold
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| 44. |
and with behaviour i own the powers of the king of egypt s daughter
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by which behaviour i won the favour of the king of egypt s daughter
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| 45. |
stand forth the royal princess and boldly act thy part
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stand forth egyptian princess and boldly act thy part
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| 46. |
i am the princess of sheva it is my only delight
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i am the princess sabra and it is my delight
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| 47. |
to give sweetest pleasure of this bright and gallant knight
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my chiefest pride to be the bride of this gallant christian knight
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| 48. |
why there is a sight won t it fill any man heart
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why here s a sight will do any honest man s heart good
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| 49. |
to see this dragon slain then subdue
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to see the dragon slayer thus subdued
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| 50. |
thou wouldest take thy hand unto thy pocket thou wouldest put thy hand upon thy shoulder
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keep thy jests in thy pocket if thou would st keep thy head on thy shoulders
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| 51. |
for i love a woman and a woman love me
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i love a woman and a woman loves me
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| 52. |
so when i want a fool i ll surely send for thee
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and when i want a fool i ll send for thee
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| 53. |
so dear if any man heart who contain
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who noxious beasts can tame
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| 54. |
in this company let him stand forth
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let him stand forth in this gracious company
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| 55. |
and boldly tell his name
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and boldly tell his name
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| 56. |
i am saint patrick from the bogs
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i am saint patrick from the bogs
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| 57. |
these truths i alone shall fame me
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this truth i fain would learn ye
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| 58. |
here abound with serpent tugs and crabs
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i banished serpents toads and frogs
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| 59. |
from beautiful abona
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from beautiful hibernia
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| 60. |
i flourish my servillor
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i flourished my shillelah
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| 61. |
they have took themselves away unto the sea
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and they took their way into the sea
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| 62. |
and never more shown there faces
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and they ve never since shown their faces
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| 63. |
i am black prince of paradise born from high renown
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i am black prince of paradine born of high renown
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| 64. |
soon will i cut your lawful courage down
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soon will i fetch thy lofty courage down
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| 65. |
with tugs and frogs |
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| 66. |
give me thy sword or else i give your carcass to the dogs
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give me thy sword or else i ll give thy carcase to the dogs
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| 67. |
now black prince of paradise where have you been
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now prince of paradine where have you been
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| 68. |
pray what fine sights have you seen
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and what fine sights pray have you seen
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| 69. |
does thou think no man of your age
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dost think that no man of thy age
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| 70. |
are so black as de engage
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dares such a black as thee engage
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| 71. |
stand off thou black morrogo dog and with thee alone you mus die
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stand off thou black morocco dog or by my sword thou lt die
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| 72. |
i ll paste your body full of hole and make your button fly
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i ll pierce thy body full of holes and make thy buttons fly
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| 73. |
i am the king of egypt so plainly does appear
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i am the king of egypt as plainly doth appear
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| 74. |
i come to seek my son my only son and heir
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i am come to seek my son my only son and heir
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| 75. |
but he is dead and whom did he kill
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who did him slay who did him kill
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| 76. |
i did him kill and i did him slain
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i did him slay i did him kill
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| 77. |
upon the ground the precious is still
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and on the ground his precious blood did spill
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| 78. |
so please my league my honour to maintain
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please you my liege my honour to maintain
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| 79. |
so have i done and that would i do again
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as i have done so would i do again
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| 80. |
cursed christian what meanest
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cursed christian what is this thou hast done
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| 81. |
by slewing and slaying my only son
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thou hast ruined me slaying my only son
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| 82. |
now hector hector run here with speed
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oh hector hector help me with speed
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| 83. |
strengthen me in need
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for in my life i ne er stood more in need
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| 84. |
not only by your sword and spear in hand
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stand not there hector with sword in hand
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| 85. |
but fight until my command
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but fight and kill at my command
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| 86. |
yes yes my league i would obey
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yes yes my liege i will obey
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| 87. |
by my sword and spear i hope to win the day
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and by my sword i hope to win the day
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| 88. |
is this the hero who stand here
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if that be he who doth stand there
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| 89. |
has slew my master son and dear
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that slew my master s son and heir
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| 90. |
although you have sprung from royal blood
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though he be sprung from royal blood
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| 91. |
i ll make you drown in the ocean flood
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i ll make it run like ocean flood
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| 92. |
a doctor a doctor ten pounds ten for a doctor
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a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
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| 93. |
are you a doctor
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are you the doctor
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| 94. |
yes which you may plainly see
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that thou may plainly see
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| 95. |
by my ac and activity
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by my art and activity
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| 96. |
and how far have you travelled in your doctorship
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well how far have you travelled in doctorship
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| 97. |
i travelled over ireland holland and spain
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through england ireland scotland flanders france and spain
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| 98. |
and now i come back to cure the diseases of dear old england again
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and now am returned to cure the diseases of old england again
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| 99. |
so far and no farther
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so far and no farther
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| 100. |
yes much further
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yes yes much farther
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| 101. |
from the kitchen to the pantry upstairs and into bed
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from the front door to the cupboard cupboard to fireplace fireplace up stairs and into bed
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| 102. |
i have it in my bottle a little bit of blind bumblebees
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spectacles for blind bumble bees
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| 103. |
pick pannel for grandsnapper
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pack saddles and panniers for grasshoppers
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| 104. |
crutches for lame duck
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i ve got in my pocket crutches for lame ducks
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| 105. |
and if any young lady pass
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i ll make her very fitting to pass by
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| 106. |
and lose their figure heart i could give them if they are willing
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i ll give a coward a heart if he be willing
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| 107. |
much more decent young man |
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| 108. |
here sir take a little out of my bottle
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here slasher take a little out of my bottle
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| 109. |
and let it run down t rottle
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and let it run down thy throttle
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| 110. |
and if though not be quite slain
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and if thou beest not quite slain
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| 111. |
arise man and fight again
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rise man and fight again
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| 112. |
i am saint andrew from the nort
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i am saint andrew from the north
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| 113. |
men from that part are men of wrat
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men from that part are men of worth
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| 114. |
two trial short but not in t ought
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to travel south we re nothing loth
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| 115. |
i ll treat him surely with my crew
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and treat you fairly by my troth
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| 116. |
here s come a man just ready for a fray
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here comes a man looks ready for a fray
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| 117. |
stand off saint patrick and boldly clear the way |
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| 118. |
i am a valiant soldier slasher is my name
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i am a valiant soldier and slasher is my name
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| 119. |
with sword and buckle by my side i hope to win some game
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with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win more fame
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| 120. |
but for you to fight with one i see thou art not able
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and for to fight with me i see thou art not able
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| 121. |
for with my trusty broad sword soon will i disable
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so with my trusty broadsword i soon will thee disable
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| 122. |
disable disable it s not in your power
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disable disable it lies not in thy power
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| 123. |
for wit my trust broadsword nations soon i will devour
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for with a broader sword than thine i soon will thee devour
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| 124. |
so stand off slasher and let nothing more to be said
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stand off slasher let no more be said
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| 125. |
for if i draw my trusty broadsword i ll surely break your head
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for if i draw my broadsword i m sure to break thy head
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| 126. |
how can you break my head
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how canst thou break my head
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| 127. |
when my head is made of iron my body made of steel
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since my head is made of iron my body made of steel
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| 128. |
my hands and feet are made of knucklebone i challenge you to feel |
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| 129. |
alas alas a cheerful son of mine had been wounded
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alas alas my chiefest son is slain
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| 130. |
what mus i do to rise him up again
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what must i do to raise him up again
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| 131. |
i mus now present for a doctor |
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| 132. |
a doctor a doctor ten pounds ten for a doctor
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a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
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| 133. |
yes yes here is a doctor which you may plainly see
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that thou may plainly see
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| 134. |
by my ac and activity
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by my art and activity
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| 135. |
and how far have you travelled in your doctorship
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well how far have you travelled in doctorship
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| 136. |
i travelled over ireland holland and spain
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through england ireland scotland flanders france and spain
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and now i come back to cure the diseases of good old england again
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and now am returned to cure the diseases of old england again
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| 138. |
so far and no further
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so far and no farther
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| 139. |
yes much further
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yes yes much farther
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| 140. |
from the kitchen to the pantry upstairs and into bed
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from the front door to the cupboard cupboard to fireplace fireplace up stairs and into bed
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| 141. |
what can you cure
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what can you cure
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| 142. |
all complaint |
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from the lurch of his groat to the crown of his head
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from a cold in your head to a touch of the gout
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| 144. |
i have into my bottle a little bit of blind bumblebees
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spectacles for blind bumble bees
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| 145. |
pick pannel for grandsnapper
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pack saddles and panniers for grasshoppers
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| 146. |
crutches for lame duck
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i ve got in my pocket crutches for lame ducks
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| 147. |
and if any lady passing
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i ll make her very fitting to pass by
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| 148. |
lose their figure of heart i could give to them if they willing
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i ll give a coward a heart if he be willing
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| 149. |
much more this poor young man |
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| 150. |
here sir take a little out of my bottle
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here slasher take a little out of my bottle
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and let it run down your t rottle
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and let it run down thy throttle
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| 152. |
and if thou not be quite slain
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and if thou beest not quite slain
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| 153. |
arise young man and fight again
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rise man and fight again
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| 154. |
woe my back
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oh my back
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| 155. |
slasher what is the matter with your back
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what s amiss with thy back
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| 156. |
my back is wounded my heart is confounded
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my back is wounded and my heart is confounded
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| 157. |
struck seven senses into four score
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to be struck out of seven senses into fourscore
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| 158. |
life of old england i never seen before
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the like was never seen in old england before
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| 159. |
hark i hear the silver trumpet sound
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1. hark hark i hear the silver trumpet sound
2. oh hark i hear the silver trumpet sound
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| 160. |
summons me off of this bloody ground
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it summons me from off this bloody ground
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| 161. |
down yonder down yonder is my way to go
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down yonder is the way
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| 162. |
farewell farewell i should not long stay
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farewell farewell i can no longer stay
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| 163. |
yes slasher thou better go for the second time
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yes slasher thou hadst better go
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| 164. |
those blows will pace your body through
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else the next time he ll pierce thee through
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| 165. |
ah staffilan i am patience sent
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of taffy s land i m patron saint
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| 166. |
oh yes indeed i will acquaint your wench throne britain
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oh yes indeed i ll you acquaint
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| 167. |
i have a race
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of ancient britons i ve a race
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| 168. |
there to meet the foeman face to face
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dare meet a foeman face to face
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| 169. |
a wenshman hold it once and again
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for welshmen hear it once again
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| 170. |
have borne before all other man
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were born before all other men
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| 171. |
i fear no man in fight nor plea
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i ll fear no man in fight or freaks
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| 172. |
while race produce his cheek sully
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whilst wales produces cheese and leeks
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| 173. |
here is come i the turkish knight
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here comes i the turkish knight
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| 174. |
just from the turkish lands to fight
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come from the turkish land to fight
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| 175. |
i took saint david from his foe
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i ll take saint david for my foe
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and make him kneel before i go
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and make him yield before i go
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| 177. |
he brag himself to such a high degree
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he brags to such a high degree
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| 178. |
he t ought there was no other knight but he
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he thinks there was never a knight but he
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| 179. |
try your sword saint david thou man of courage bold
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so draw thy sword saint david thou man of courage bold
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| 180. |
if your quaint blood is hot soon will i make it cold
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if thy welsh blood is hot soon will i fetch it cold
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| 181. |
where are the turk who stand before me let him stand
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where is the turk that will before me stand
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| 182. |
and i will cut him down with my courageous hand
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i ll cut him down with my courageous hand
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| 183. |
pull out your purse and pay
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pull out thy purse and pay
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| 184. |
draw out your sword and slay
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draw out thy sword and slay
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| 185. |
for satisfaction i must have before i go away
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for satisfaction i will have before i go away
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| 186. |
pardon me good christian water me this day and i will be your slave
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oh pardon me this night and i will be thy slave
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| 187. |
we keep no slave dear turkish knight
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i keep no slaves thou turkish knight
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| 188. |
so arise man and try your might
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so rise thee up again and try thy might
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| 189. |
i am the chief of all this valiant knight
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i am the chief of all these valiant knights
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| 190. |
and it increase my heart just for good old england right
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we ll spill our heart s blood for old england s rights
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| 191. |
old england yes i would maintain
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old england s honour we will still maintain
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| 192. |
i ll fight for good old england once and again
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we ll fight for old england once and again
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| 193. |
i don t want just my courageous knight
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don t vaunt thus my courageous knights
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| 194. |
for in this war i and you had seen some sight
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for i as you have seen some sights
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| 195. |
in palestine in days of yore
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in palestine in days of yore
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i boldly scrush |
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| 197. |
and et t ree hogsit meal twice per day
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and ate two hundred twice a day
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| 198. |
but now i became a giant snail
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and now i come a giant great
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| 199. |
i m just waiting waiting for a meal
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just waiting for another meat
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| 200. |
ah saladim saladim wilt thou comest to saint george with sword and spear
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oh saladin art thou come with sword in hand
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| 201. |
as christian so damned rush to be stand
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against saint george and christendom so rashly to withstand
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| 202. |
yes yes saint george i mean to fight
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yes yes saint george with thee i mean to fight
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| 203. |
for with one blow i will let you know
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and with one blow i ll let thee know
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| 204. |
i am not the turkish knight
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i am not the turkish knight
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