Fairport Convention - Lord marlborough

You ^Bgenerals all and champions ^Ebold, that ^Btakes delight in fields That knocks down churches and castle ^Ewalls, but ^Bnow to death must yield We must go and face our ^Edaring ^Bfoes and with a sword and ^Eshield I ^Boften fought with my merry ^Emen, but ^Bnow to death must yield

I ^Cam an Englishman by ^Fbirth, Lord ^CMarlborough is my name And I was brought up in London ^Ftown, a ^Cplace of noted fame I was beloved by ^Fall my ^Cmen and kings and princes like^Fwise And ^Cthen all the towns we ^Ftook, to ^Call the world's surprise ^{G F G}

King ^CCharles the Second I did ^Fserve, to ^Cface our foes in France And at the battle of Ramil^Fles, we ^Cboldly did advance The sun was down, the ^Fearth did ^Cquake, so loudly did he ^Fcry "Fight ^Con, my boys, for old England's ^Fsake, we'll ^Cconquer or we'll die"^{G F G}

But ^Cnow we gain for victo^Fry and ^Cbravely kept the field We took great numbers of priso^Fners and ^Cforced them all to yield That very day my ^Fhorse got ^Cshot, 'twas by a musket ^Fball And ^Cas I mounted up a^Fgain, my ^Caide-de-camp did fall ^{G F G}

Now ^CI on a bed of sickness ^Flie, I ^Cam resigned to die You generals all and champions ^Fbold, stand ^Ctrue as well as I "Stand true my lads and ^Ffright no ^Cman, but fight with courage ^Fbold" I ^Cled my men through smoke and ^Ffire, but ^Cnever bribed with gold ^{G F G F C}