Lord Marlborough

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You generals all and champions 
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bold, that takes delight in fields
That knocks down churches and castle
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 walls, but now to death must yield
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We must go and face our daring 
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foes and with a sword and shield
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I often fought with my merry men, 
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but now to death must yield

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I am an Englishman by birth, Lord 
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Marlborough is my name
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And I was brought up in London 
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town, a place of noted fame
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I was beloved by all my men and 
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kings and princes likewise
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And then all the towns we took, to 
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all the world's surprise

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King Charles the Second I did 
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serve, to face our foes in France
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And at the battle of Ramilles, we 
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boldly did advance
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The sun was down, the earth did 
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quake, so loudly did he cry
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"Fight on, my boys, for old 
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England's sake, we'll conquer or 
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we'll die"

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But now we gain for victory and 
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bravely kept the field
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We took great numbers of prisoners 
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and forced them all to yield
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That very day my horse got shot, 
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'twas by a musket ball
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And as I mounted up again, my 
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aide-de-camp did fall

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Now I on a bed of sickness lie, I am
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 resigned to die
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You generals all and champions 
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bold, stand true as well as I
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"Stand true my lads and fright no 
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man, but fight with courage bold"
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I led my men through smoke and 
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fire, but never bribed with gold
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