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 'Ave you 'eard o' the Widow at Windsor
 With a hairy old crown on 'er 'ead?
  She read more 
 'Ave you 'eard o' the Widow at Windsor
 With a hairy old crown on 'er 'ead?
  She 'as ships on the foam--she 'as millions at 'ome,
   An' she pays us poor beggars in red. 
 There was a king of Thule,
 Was faithful till the grave,
  To whom his mistress dying,
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 There was a king of Thule,
 Was faithful till the grave,
  To whom his mistress dying,
   A golden goblet gave.
    [Ger., Es war ein Konig in Tule
     Gar treu bis an das Grab,
      Dem sterbend seine Buhle
       Einen gold'nen Becher gab.] 
 Titles are abolished; and the American Republic swarms with men 
claiming and bearing them.  
 Titles are abolished; and the American Republic swarms with men 
claiming and bearing them. 
For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
 I give this heavy weight from off my head
 And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,
  The read more 
 I give this heavy weight from off my head
 And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,
  The pride of kingly sway from out my heart.
   With mine own tears I wash away my balm,
    With mine own hands I give away my crown,
     With mine own tongue deny my sacred state,
      With mine own breath release all duty's rites. 
 Princes are like to heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil 
times; and which have much veneratoin, but no read more 
 Princes are like to heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil 
times; and which have much veneratoin, but no rest. 
 I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself 
being Queen of this country.  
 I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself 
being Queen of this country. 
Now let us sing, long live the king.
Now let us sing, long live the king.