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T:Row, Dow, Dow
T:The Drum
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w:Great Cae-sar once re-nown-ed in fame For a migh-ty arm - and a lau-
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w:lau - relled - brow With his "Ve-ni, vi-di, vi-ci" came,
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w:came And con-quered the world with his row, dow, dow.
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w:Row, dow, dow, row, dow, dow,  And con-quered the world with his row, dow, dow 
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W:Great Caesar once renowned in fame 
W:For a mighty arm and a laurelled brow, 
W:With his "Veni, vidi, vici" came, 
W:And conquered the world with his row, dow, dow. 
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W:Row, dow, dow, row, dow, dow, 
W:And conquered the world with his row, dow, dow 
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W:And Marlborough when he took the field, 
W:The historians will tell you how 
W:At Blemheim and at Oudenarde, 
W:Great victories won with his row, dow, dow 
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W:When Wellington met Bonaparte, 
W:'Twas just the same I will avow: 
W:Until at last at Waterloo 
W:The Frenchman ran from his row, dow, dow 
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W:4
W:If when invaders dare to come 
W:Upon our shores, should fate allow, 
W:In freedom's cause we'll beat the drum 
W:And they'd all fly at its row, dow, dow

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