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Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.
Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
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Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule--
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee.
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.
Right--that will do for the marines.
Right--that will do for the marines.
Hearts of oak are are ships,
Hearts of oak are our men.
Hearts of oak are are ships,
Hearts of oak are our men.
The royal navy of England has ever been its greatest defence and
ornament; it is its ancient and natural read more
The royal navy of England has ever been its greatest defence and
ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating
bulwark of the island.