A collection of comic songs written, Compil'd, Etch'd and Engrav'd, by J. Robertson; and sung by him At the theatres Nottingham, Derby, Stamford, Halifax, Chesterfield, and Redford |
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I tell you, my hearts, says Jack Tar,
They talk of invasion at random tho';
We'll fight 'em at home or afar,
Let em jaw, thof I don't understand 'em tho':
We sailors for fighting rank chief,
They neither can drive 'em nor lead 'em too;
For d---e, we feed upon beef,
And fight for our sovereign and freedom too.
They talk of invasion at random tho';
We'll fight 'em at home or afar,
Let em jaw, thof I don't understand 'em tho':
We sailors for fighting rank chief,
They neither can drive 'em nor lead 'em too;
For d---e, we feed upon beef,
And fight for our sovereign and freedom too.
(Speaking).
Who says we won't fight? And, I say, who says we can't fight?
Mayhap they think to find us off the watch! The British lion asleep in time
of danger—Avast! avast!—Let us only catch them within reach of our little
pop guns—Then
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