The Seamen and Souldiers
Couragious Resolution to stand by the P. of Orange.
Tune of, Hark! the thundering Canons rore.
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Come brave Boys of great Renown,
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let not your Courage be cast down,
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Though Canons rore and Trumpets sound,
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and Drums and Pikes do rattle:
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There's not a man with courage bold
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But now may get good store of Gold,
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Our Enemies we'l so controul,
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and bravely give them Battel.
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Since Orange doth us not neglect,
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On our part shalt be no defeat,
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But that our Country we'll protect
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[Agai]nst any Foreign Nation.
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The French we value not one jot,
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Nor Irish Teague that silly Sot,
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But both of them shall go to pot,
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whene'er we do engage um.
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Twas never known an English-man,
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Either by Sea or yet by Land,
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But valiantly his Post did stand,
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and danger never feared:
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Whenever that our Cause is good,
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We'l fight up to the knees in blood,
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Our Courage cannot be withstood,
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nor by our Foes be feared.
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Weigh Anchor, then let's sail away,
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Time and Tide admits no stay;
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I care not if I were this day
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in France but safely landed:
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The French King then we'd make to scut,
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Worse than when his Arse was cut,
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That he ne'r more shall go to Rut,
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by us he'l be so branded.
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There's not a Souldier in the Land,
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Nor Seaman, as I understand,
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But cheerfully would lend a hand,
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to bring that Monarch under;
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Of late so insolent he's grown,
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The Protestants he does disown,
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And act a Tyrants part 'tis known,
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his malice doth so thunder.
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Though Father Peters there is safe,
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And in his sleeve now seems to laugh.
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A bitter Cup we'll make him quaff,
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than e'er he did at the Altar:
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The Villain run away for fear,
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For if he had staid longer here,
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I can but think how he would swear;
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his Head being in a Halter.
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Now let us all with one consent
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Thank God that hath a Prince us sent,
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As under him an Instrument
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to be our chief Director:
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And let a flowing Bowl go round
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Whilst we are still on English ground,
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Our Enemies for to confound,
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he'l still be our Protector.
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