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'Twas at the Seige of Matagarda during the Peninsular War	A
That a Mrs Reston for courage outshone any man there by far	B
She was the wife of a Scottish soldier in Matagarda Port	C
And to attend to her husband she there did resort	C
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'Twas in the Spring of the year	D
That General Sir Thomas Graham occupied Matagarda with men	E
These consisted of a detachment from the Scots Brigade	F
And on that occasion they weren't in the least afraid	F
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And Captain Maclaine of the th did the whole of them command	G
And the courage the men displayed was really grand	G
Because they held Matagarda for fifty four days	H
Against o'erwhelming numbers of the French therefore they are worthy of praise	H
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The British were fighting on behalf of Spain	I
But if they fought on their behalf they didn't fight in vain	I
For they beat them manfully by land and sea	J
And from the shores of Spain they were forced to flee	J
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Because Captain Maclaine set about repairing the old fort	C
So as to make it comfortable for his men to resort	C
And there he kept his men at work day by day	K
Filling sand bags and stuffing them in the walls without delay	K
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There was one woman in the fort during those trying dags	J
A Mrs Reston who is worthy of great praise	J
She acted like a ministering angel to the soldiers while there	L
By helping them to fill sand bags it was her constant care	L
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Mrs Reston behaved as fearlessly as any soldier in the garrison	M
And amongst the soldiers golden opinions she won	M
For her presence was everywhere amongst the men	E
And the service invaluable she rendered to them	N
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Methinks I see that brave heroine carrying her child	O
Whilst the bullets were falling around her enough to drive her wild	O
And bending over it to protect it from danger	P
Because to war's alarms it was a stranger	P
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And while the shells shrieked around and their fragments did scatter	P
She was serving the men at the guns with wine and water	P
And while the shot whistled around her courage wasn't slack	Q
Because to the soldiers she carried sand bags on her back	Q
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A little drummer boy was told to fetch water from the well	R
But he was afraid because the bullets from the enemy around it fell	R
And the Doctor cried to the boy Why are you standing there	L
But Mrs Reston said Doctor the bairn is feared I do declare	L
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And she said Give me the pail laddie I'll fetch the water	P
Not fearing that the shot would her brains scatter	P
And without a moment's hesitation she took the pail	S
Whilst the shot whirred thick around her yet her courage didn't fail	S
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And to see that heroic woman the scene was most grand	G
Because as she drew the water a shot cut the rope in her hand	G
But she caught the pail with her hand dexterously	S
Oh the scene was imposing end most beautiful to see	J
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The British fought bravely as they are always willing to do	T
Although their numbers were but few	T
So they kept up the cannonading with their artillery	J
And stood manfully at their guns against the enemy	J
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And five times the flagstaff was shot away	K
And as often was it replaced without dismay	K
And the flag was fastened to an angle of the wall	S
And the British resolved to defend it whatever did befall	S
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So the French were beaten and were glad to run	M
And the British for defeating them golden opinions have won	M
Ah through brave Captain Maclaine and his heroes bold	U
Likewise Mrs Reston whose name should be written in letters of gold	U

William Topaz Mcgonagall

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