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Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.
Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.
The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.
There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles
the Second. But the seamen were not read more
There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles
the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen
were not seamen.
Right--that will do for the marines.
Right--that will do for the marines.
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
Now the sunset breezes shiver,
And she's fading down the river,
But in England's song forever
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Now the sunset breezes shiver,
And she's fading down the river,
But in England's song forever
She's the Fighting Temeraire.
