Fairport Convention Lord Marlborough Lyrics:
You generals all and champions bold that takes
delight in fields That knocks down churches and
castle walls but now to death must yield We must
go and face our daring foes and with a sword and
shield I often fought with my merry men but now to
death must yield I am an Englishman by birth, Lord
Marlborough is my name And I was brought up in
London town, a place of noted fame I was ?beside?
by all my men, kings and princes likewise And then
all the towns we took to all the world's surprise
King Charles the Second I did serve to face our
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foes in France And at the battle of Ramilles we
boldly did advance The sun was down, the earth did
quake, so loudly did he cry "Fight on, my boys,
for old England's sake, we'll conquer or we'll
die" But now we gain for victory and bravely kept
the field We took great numbers of prisoners and
forced them all to yield That very day my horse
got shot, 'twas by a musket ball And as I mounted
up again, my aide-de-camp did fall Now I on a bed
of sickness lie, I am resigned to die You generals
all and champions bold stand true as well as I
"Stand true my lads and ?bright? no man but fight
with courage bold" I led my men through smoke and
fire but never ?slight? with gold
Lyrics: Lord Marlborough, Fairport Convention [end]