English Roses by F. Harald Williams [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] |
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“DOWN WITH THE PEERS!”
If England wants a battle fought and won,
She sends a lord and then it's nobly done;
Noblesse oblige goes down from sire to son.
“Down with the Peers!” (Applause and cheers).
She sends a lord and then it's nobly done;
Noblesse oblige goes down from sire to son.
“Down with the Peers!” (Applause and cheers).
If England wants a helpful word in need,
Some lord will nobly utter the right creed;
Noblesse oblige is good for word as deed.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord will nobly utter the right creed;
Noblesse oblige is good for word as deed.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a treaty that will stand,
She asks a lord and then it's nobly plann'd;
Noblesse oblige is more than a command.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
She asks a lord and then it's nobly plann'd;
Noblesse oblige is more than a command.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a bulwark of the State,
Some lord alone will nobly keep the gate;
Noblesse oblige walks with him as his fate.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord alone will nobly keep the gate;
Noblesse oblige walks with him as his fate.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
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If England wants to light dead altar fires,
Some lord will nobly grant her heart's desires;
Noblesse oblige to Heaven like flame aspires.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord will nobly grant her heart's desires;
Noblesse oblige to Heaven like flame aspires.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a debt of honour paid,
Some lord is nobly foremost with his aid;
Noblesse oblige a law is on him laid.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord is nobly foremost with his aid;
Noblesse oblige a law is on him laid.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a charter like the rock,
Some lord will nobly bear the shade and shock;
Noblesse oblige did never fear the block.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord will nobly bear the shade and shock;
Noblesse oblige did never fear the block.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a champion of the poor,
Some lord steps nobly from his palace door;
Noblesse oblige will scrub the cottage floor.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord steps nobly from his palace door;
Noblesse oblige will scrub the cottage floor.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a saviour she can trust,
Some lord will nobly lift her from the dust;
Noblesse oblige serves just because it must.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord will nobly lift her from the dust;
Noblesse oblige serves just because it must.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a scape-goat for her loss,
Some lord will nobly ride the waves that toss;
Noblesse oblige has borne the hardest cross.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord will nobly ride the waves that toss;
Noblesse oblige has borne the hardest cross.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a teacher, guardian, guide,
Some lord is nobly waiting at her side;
Noblesse oblige heeds neither wind nor tide.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord is nobly waiting at her side;
Noblesse oblige heeds neither wind nor tide.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants a model she may give,
Some lord will nobly show us how to live;
Noblesse oblige is his prerogative.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord will nobly show us how to live;
Noblesse oblige is his prerogative.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
If England wants the last sad broken tie,
Some lord is nobly resolute to die;
Noblesse oblige can never, never lie.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
Some lord is nobly resolute to die;
Noblesse oblige can never, never lie.
“Down with the Peers!” etc.
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If England wants a memory of fame,
Some lord will nobly write it in his name;
Noblesse oblige is without fear and blame.
“Down with the Peers!” (Applause and cheers.)
Some lord will nobly write it in his name;
Noblesse oblige is without fear and blame.
“Down with the Peers!” (Applause and cheers.)
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