Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.

Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.

Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.

Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are 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.

Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you read more

Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet
that is mistress of the seas."

Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.

Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.

The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.

The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.

Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

Right--that will do for the marines.

Right--that will do for the marines.

Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.

Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.