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R217111 AS I was at a merry Meeting, / being in a merry vein; true blue will never stain. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 114 THE / LOYAL / BRITISH / FIGHTING IN / FLANDERS / Or, A NEW SONG, Made by a Protestant Centinel of the British Forces THE LOYAL BRITISH FIGHTING IN FLANDERS Or, A NEW SONG, Made by a Protestant Sentinel of the British Forces 1694-1694

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1 AS I was at a merry Meeting, being in a merry vein; Where I heard a Souldier singing, true blue will never stain. 2 I have been in France and Flanders where I've seen great numbers slain; Colonels, Captains, chief Commanders, true blue will never stain. 3 Last Summer it was dirty weather we march'd through Corn with all our train We march'd and fought two days together, true blue will never stain. 4 We at Walcot had a Battel, for five hours it did remain; The Brittish made their Guns to rattle true blue will never stain. 5 Little else but Smoak and Fire, cou'd we see all round the Plain, Yet we made the French retire, true blue will never stain. 6 At Charleroy our Cannons roar'd, and our Bullets flew amain: We laid the French men in their gore, true blue shall never stain. 7 Not a Souldier feared dying; though some Thousands there lay slain, Shot as thick as hail was flying, true blue will never stain. 8 At length some of our men was wounded ay, and some other was slain: This at all we never valu'd, true blue will never stain. 9 Under the Surgeons hand we tarry'd [till our wounds was heal'd again:]
Brave British hearts were carry'd true blue will never stain. 10 My Captain was a Prisoner taken, and our Lieutenant Colonel slain, Yet we'd ne're fight against our Conscience, true blue will never stain. 11 He that strikes, he may be striken; he that fights he may be slain: He that's beaten is not eaten, true blue will never stain. 12 While we in a Land of Strangers, did in Camp of Field remain; We were still beset with dangers, true blue will never stain. 13 'Tis the Wars that we delight in, and a Cowards Name disdain: Brittish Boys the best for fighting true blue will never stain. 14 Let not one despise a Souldler, for he does our Rights maintain, Proving still the Lands upholder, true blue will never stain. 15 Thus we've been all Europe over, Britains Honour to maintain, And now we're set ashore at Dover, true blue will never stain. 16 For the King and Queen of Britain, if we need we'l fight again: The meanwhile Boys, lets be merry, true blue will never stain.
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