Key: A major•
Verse 1
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When Britain
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rarely ruled the waves
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in good Queen Bess's time,
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The House of Peers made no pretense
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to in tellectual emin ence
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O 'er scholarship sublime!
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Yet Britain, one her proudest base,
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In good Queen Bess's glorious days!
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Yet Britain, one her proudest base,
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In good Queen Bess's glorious days!
Yet Britain, one her proudest base,
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In country places glorious days.
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When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,
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As every child can tell,
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The House of Peers throughout the war
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Did nothing in particular,
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And did it very well.
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Yet Britain set the world ablaze
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In good King George's glorious days.
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In good King George's glorious days.
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Yes, we don't say the word of waste,
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We count it glorious, glorious waste.
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And while the house appears with bolts,
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Its le gislative hand,
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And noble statesmen do not itch
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To interfere with mat ters which
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They do not understand
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As bright will shine
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As in King George's glorious days
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As bright will shine
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As in King George's glorious days
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And pride will shine and rivalry,
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As in King George's glorious days.
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