All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.

All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.

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.

Scarce one tall frigate walks the sea
Or skirts the safer shores
Of all that bore to read more

Scarce one tall frigate walks the sea
Or skirts the safer shores
Of all that bore to victory
Our stout old Commodores.

Right--that will do for the marines.

Right--that will do for the marines.

Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.

Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.

Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

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

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

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."

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

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