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And flames brightly bleazing on every side,
With tar barrels burning and echoes returning,
To hail the clear morning they plung’d into Clyde.
With tar barrels burning and echoes returning,
To hail the clear morning they plung’d into Clyde.
The bright burning flares they enlighten’d the air,
While the trump of fame most loudly did blaw
The Salmond and Roach the clear light did approach,
And escorted our torches to the Broomilaw.
While the trump of fame most loudly did blaw
The Salmond and Roach the clear light did approach,
And escorted our torches to the Broomilaw.
But to view the whole scene both city and green
The like has ne’er been l will venture to say,
Since the sun first did shine right over the Line,
When the evening and morning became the first day,
The like has ne’er been l will venture to say,
Since the sun first did shine right over the Line,
When the evening and morning became the first day,
With soldier retiring advancing and firing,
Whilst all was admiring their action with care,
Like the god of thunder or Vulcans great hammer
Each shot from the gunner did sound in the air.
Whilst all was admiring their action with care,
Like the god of thunder or Vulcans great hammer
Each shot from the gunner did sound in the air.
Ye sons of Britannia with ancient old grania,
And have Caledonia united by one;
Shall pull down the pride of Bonapart’s army
While Paddy and Sawny will fight hand in hand
And have Caledonia united by one;
Shall pull down the pride of Bonapart’s army
While Paddy and Sawny will fight hand in hand
Led by brave commanders like great Alexander,
The world did conquer and then he was done
These heroes I mean unto you all I explain,
They are the brave Graemes and the fam’d Wellington.
The world did conquer and then he was done
These heroes I mean unto you all I explain,
They are the brave Graemes and the fam’d Wellington.
