When Britain Really Ruled The Waves chords by D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Gilbert & Sullivan

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Verse 1
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When Britain
early grew the waves
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In good Queen Bess's time,
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The House of Peers made
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no pretence
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To in    tellectual eminence,
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O   scholarships of thine!
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Yet Britain, one of proudest bays,
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In good Queen Bess's glorious days!
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Yet Britain won her proudest days
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In good Queen Bess's glorious days.
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Es wehnt uns all our proudest days,
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In un 'quicknesses glori  ous 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
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throughout the war
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Did nothing in particular,
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An  d  did it very well.
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Yet Britain set for wonder planes
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In good King George's glorious days.
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Yet greater sets the world ablaze
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In good King George's glorious days.
Yes, greater sets the world ablaze
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In good King George's glorious days.
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And while the House of Peers
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beholds its latest fainted hand,
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And noble statesmen do not itch to interfere
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with matters which they do not understand,
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As bright will shine great Britain's rays,
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As in King George's glorious days!
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As bright will shine with Britain's rays,
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As in King George's glorious days.
As bright will shine with glitter's rays,
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As with a told dead, Glorious is!
Charming persons, are they not?
Distinctly, for self -contained dignity
Combined with airy condescension.
Give me a British representative peer.
Then pray stop this protégé
of yours
before it's too late.
Think of the mischief
you're doing.
But we can't stop him now.
Aren't they lovely?
Oh, fie did you go and defy us,
you great geese!