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T:The British Grenadiers
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z6 D2 |G2 D2 G2 A2 |B4 A2 Bc |d2 G2 BA GF |
w:Some talk of Al-ex-and-er, and - some of Her - cul
G6 D2 |G2 D2 G2 A2 |B4 A2 Bc |d2 G2 BA GF |
w:es Of Hec-tor and Ly-san-der, and - such great names  - as -
G6 ee |d3 e d2 c2 |B3 c d2 d2 |e2 e2 dc BA |
w:these But of all the world's great her - oes there's none that can - com -
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w:pare With a - tow row, row row, row row to the Bri-tish Gren - a - diers
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W:Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules,
W:Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these:
W:But of all the world's great heroes there's none that can compare, 
W:With a tow row, row row, row row, row to the British Grenadiers. 
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W:When e'er we are commanded to storm the palisades,
W:Our leaders march with fuses, and we with hand grenades:
W:We throw them from the glacis about the enemies' ears,
W:Sing tow row, row row, row row, row the British Grenadiers. 
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W:Then let us fill a bumper, and drink a health to those
W:Who carry caps and pouches and wear the looped clothes;
W:May they and their commanders live happy all their years.
W:With tow row, row row, row row, row for the British Grenadiers
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Country of origin: England

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