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Version 1 of Fairport Convention Lyrics Lord Marlborough (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/f/fairport-convention/lord-marlboro...) Version 1 of the lyrics | |||||||||||
| You generals all and champions bold that takes | You generals all and champions bold that takes | |||||||||||
| delight in fields That knocks down churches and | delight in fields That knocks down churches and | |||||||||||
| castle walls but now to death must yield We must | castle walls but now to death must yield We must | |||||||||||
| go and face our daring foes and with a sword and | go and face our daring foes and with a sword and | |||||||||||
| shield I often fought with my merry men but now to | shield I often fought with my merry men but now to | |||||||||||
| death must yield I am an Englishman by birth, Lord | death must yield I am an Englishman by birth, Lord | |||||||||||
| Marlborough is my name And I was brought up in | Marlborough is my name And I was brought up in | |||||||||||
| London town, a place of noted fame I was ?beside? | London town, a place of noted fame I was ?beside? | |||||||||||
| by all my men, kings and princes likewise And then | by all my men, kings and princes likewise And then | |||||||||||
| all the towns we took to all the world's surprise | all the towns we took to all the world's surprise | |||||||||||
| King Charles the Second I did serve to face our | King Charles the Second I did serve to face our | |||||||||||
| 1 | foes in France And at the battle of Ramilles we | foes in France And at the battle of . . . we | 1 | |||||||||
| boldly did advance The sun was down, the earth did | boldly did advance The sun was down, the earth did | |||||||||||
| quake, so loudly did he cry "Fight on, my boys, | quake, so loudly did he cry "Fight on, my boys, | |||||||||||
| for old England's sake, we'll conquer or we'll | for old England's sake, we'll conquer or we'll | |||||||||||
| die" But now we gain for victory and bravely kept | die" But now we gain for victory and bravely kept | |||||||||||
| the field We took great numbers of prisoners and | the field We took great numbers of prisoners and | |||||||||||
| forced them all to yield That very day my horse | forced them all to yield That very day my horse | |||||||||||
| got shot, 'twas by a musket ball And as I mounted | got shot, 'twas by a musket ball And as I mounted | |||||||||||
| up again, my aide-de-camp did fall Now I on a bed | up again, my aide-de-camp did fall Now I on a bed | |||||||||||
| of sickness lie, I am resigned to die You generals | of sickness lie, I am resigned to die You generals | |||||||||||
| all and champions bold stand true as well as I | all and champions bold stand true as well as I | |||||||||||
| "Stand true my lads and ?bright? no man but fight | "Stand true my lads and ?bright? no man but fight | |||||||||||
| with courage bold" I led my men through smoke and | with courage bold" I led my men through smoke and | |||||||||||
| fire but never ?slight? with gold | fire but never ?slight? with gold | |||||||||||
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