1.
ON THE BANKS OF THE
NILE
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(1)
"The trumpet
1 sounds to arms my love,
Therefore I must obey .
The trumps are sounding in
the glens,
Therefore I cannot stay.
(2)
Our captain calls "To arms" love,
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I must go and join my comrades,
On the banks of
the Nile."
(3)
"I'll tell you dearest
Willie,
What I had better do.
O! I'll
cut off ray yellow locks
And go along with
you
2.
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(4)
"I'll cut off my yellow locks,
Men's clothing I'll put on,
And I'll be your loving
comrade,
On the banks of the Nile."
(5)
"Your waist it is too slender love,
Your complexion is too fine,
Your constitution is
too weak,
To stand the sultry clime.
(6)
The summer suns of Egypt,
Your
tender heart would fail,
On the warm and sultry
days,
On the banks of the Nile."
3.
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(7,8,
etc.)
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(9)
O! cursed be the day that the French war
began,
For it hath ruined Scotland,
'And
many a fair young man.
(10)
For they
have taken from us,
The grand supporters of our
isle,
And their bodies feed the lions
On
the banks of the Nile
4.
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(11)
And now
ray song is ended,
Let Britain gire
2 a sigh,
For it
would rend the rocks of Eden,
To hear the wounded
cry.
(12)
O!, may the sun be
darkened,
The moon not give her shine,
But remember fair Acrima,
On the banks of the
Nile.'
Finish
