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M:4/4 %Meter L:1/8 % K:G 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 - G4 F2 DD |G2 D2 G2 A2 |B4 A2 Bc |d2 G2 BA GF |G4 z4 | w:pare With a - tow row, row row, row row to the Bri-tish Gren - a - diers % W:1 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. W: W:2 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. W: W:3 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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