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I'll tell of the Battle of Hastings	A
As happened in days long gone by	B
When Duke William became King of England	C
And 'Arold got shot in the eye	B
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It were this way one day in October	D
The Duke who were always a toff	E
Having no battles on at the moment	F
Had given his lads a day off	E
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They'd all taken boats to go fishing	G
When some chap in t' Conqueror's ear	H
Said 'Let's go and put breeze up the Saxons '	-
Said Bill 'By gum that's an idea '	-
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Then turning around to his soldiers	I
He lifted his big Nonnan voice	J
Shouting 'Hands up who's coming to England '	-
That was swank 'cos they hadn't no choice	J
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They started away about tea time	K
The sea was so calm and so still	L
And at quarter to ten the next morning	G
They arrived at a place called Bexhill	L
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King 'Arold came up as they landed	M
His face full of venom and 'ate	M
He said 'lf you've come for Regatta	M
You've got here just six weeks too late '	-
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At this William rose cool but 'aughty	M
And said 'Give us none of your cheek	N
You'd best have your throne re upholstered	M
I'll be wanting to use it next week '	-
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When 'Arold heard this 'ere defiance	O
With rage he turned purple and blue	L
And shouted some rude words in Saxon	P
To which William answered 'And you '	-
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'Twere a beautiful day for a battle	L
The Normans set off with a will	L
And when both sides was duly assembled	M
They tossed for the top of the hill	L
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King 'Arold he won the advantage	Q
On the hill top he took up his stand	M
With his knaves and his cads all around him	R
On his 'orse with his 'awk in his 'and	M
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The Normans had nowt in their favour	H
Their chance of a victory seemed small	L
For the slope of the field were against them	S
And the wind in their faces an' all	L
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The kick off were sharp at two thirty	M
And soon as the whistle had went	M
Both sides started banging each other	H
'Til the swineherds could hear them in Kent	M
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The Saxons had best line of forwards	T
Well armed both with buckler and sword	M
But the Normans had best combination	P
And when half time came neither had scored	M
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So the Duke called his cohorts together	H
And said 'Let's pretend that we're beat	M
Once we get Saxons down on the level	L
We'll cut off their means of retreat '	-
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So they ran and the Saxons ran after	H
Just exactly as William had planned	M
Leaving 'Arold alone on the hill top	U
On his 'orse with his 'awk in his 'and	M
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When the Conqueror saw what had happened	M
A bow and an arrow he drew	H
He went right up to 'Arold and shot him	R
He were off side but what could they do	H
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The Normans turned round in a fury	M
And gave back both parry and thrust	M
Till the fight were all over bar shouting	G
And you couldn't see Saxons for dust	M
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And after the battle were over	H
They found 'Arold so stately and grand	M
Sitting there with an eye full of arrow	H
On his 'orse with his 'awk in his 'and	M

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