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'Twas in the year of and on New Year's Day	A
The British Army landed at Elmina without dismay	A
And numbering in all bayonets strong	B
And all along the Cape Coast they fearlessly marched along	B
Under the command of Sir Garnet Wolseley a hero bold	C
And an honour to his King and country be it told	C
And between them and Coomassie lay a wilderness of jungle	D
But they marched on boldly without making a stumble	D
And under a tropical sun upwards of an hundred miles	E
While their bayonets shone bright as they marched on in files	E
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Coomassie had to be reached and King Coffee's power destroyed	F
And before that was done the British were greatly annoyed	F
Lieutenant Lord Gifford with his men gained the Crest of the Adenisi Hills	G
And when they gained the top with joy their hearts fills	G
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Sir John McLeod was appointed General of the Black Brigade	H
And a great slaughter of the enemy they made	H
And took possession of an Ashantee village	I
And fought like lions in a fearful rage	J
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While the British troops most firmly stood	K
And advanced against a savage horde concealed in a wood	K
Yet the men never flinched but entered the wood fearlessly	D
And all at once the silence was broken by a roar of musketry	L
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And now the fight began in real earnest	M
And the Black Watch men resolved to do their best	N
While the enemy were ambushed in the midst of the wood	K
Yet the Highlanders their ground firmly stood	K
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And the roar of the musketry spread through the jungle	D
Still the men crept on without making a stumble	D
And many of the Black Watch fell wounded and dead	O
And Major Macpherson was wounded but he rallied his men without dread	O
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The battle raged for five hours but the Highlanders were gaining ground	P
Until the bagpipes struck up their wild clarion sound	P
Then the dusky warriors fled in amazement profound	P
Because their comrades were falling on every side around	P
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Sir Archibald Alison led on the Highland Brigade	H
And great havoc amongst the enemy they made	H
And village after village they captured and destroyed	F
Until King Coffee lost heart and felt greatly annoyed	F
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Sir John McLeod took the command of his own regiment	Q
And with a swinging pace into the jaws of death they went	R
Fearlessly firing by companies in rotation	S
Add dashed into a double Zone of Fire without hesitation	S
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And in that manner the Black Watch pressed onward	T
And the enemy were powerless their progress to retard	U
Because their glittering bayonets were brought into play	D
And panic stricken the savage warriors fled in great dismay	D
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Then Sir Garnet Wolseley with his men entered Coomassie at night	V
Supported by half the rifles and Highlanders a most beautiful sight	V
And King Coffee and his army had fled	O
And thousands of his men on the field were left dead	O
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And King Coffee he was crushed at last	W
And the poor King felt very downcast	W
And his sorrow was really profound	P
When he heard that Coomassie was burned to the ground	P
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Then the British embarked for England without delay	D
And with joy their hearts felt gay	D
And by the end of March they reached England	X
And the reception they received was very grand	Y

William Topaz Mcgonagall

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