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Version 1

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T:Trelawny
C:Trad
C:Words - Robert Stephen Hawker (1804-1875)
O:Cornwall
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W:1
W:A good sword and a trusty hand!
W:A merry heart and true!
W:King James's men shall understand
W:What Cornish lads can do!
W:And have they fixed the where and when?
W:And shall Trelawny die?
W:Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
W:Will know the reason why!
W:
W:(chorus)
W:And shall Trelawny live?
W:Or shall Trelawny die?
W:Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
W:Will know the reason why!
W:
W:2
W:Out spake their Captain brave and bold:
W:A merry wight was he:
W:Though London Tower were Michael's hold,
W:We'll set Trelawny free!
W:We'll cross the Tamar, land to land:
W:The Severn is no stay:
W:With "one and all," and hand in hand;
W:And who shall bid us nay?
W:
W:3
W:And when we come to London Wall,
W:A pleasant sight to view,
W:Come forth! come forth! ye cowards all:
W:Here's men as good as you.
W:Trelawny he's in keep and hold;
W:Trelawny he may die:
W:Here's twenty thousand Cornish bold
W:Will know the reason why

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Song by Robert Stephen Hawker
Country of origin: England

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