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Ye Sons of Great Britain pray list to me	A
And I'll tell ye of a great victory	A
Where the British defeated the Dervishes without delay	B
At the Battle of Atbara without dismay	B
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The attack took place 'twas on the th of April in the early morning dawn	C
And the British behaved manfully to a man	D
And Mahmud's front was raked fearfully before the assault began	D
By the disposition of the force under Colonel Long	E
Because the cannonading of their guns was very strong	E
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The main attack was made by General Gatacre's British Brigade	F
And a heroic display they really made	F
And General Macdonald's and General Maxwell's Brigade looked very fine	G
And the Cameron Highlanders were extended along the line	G
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And behind them came the Lincolnshire Regiment on the right	H
And the Seaforth Highlanders in the centre 'twas a most gorgeous sight	H
And the Warwickshire Regiment were on the left	I
And many of the Dervishes' heads by them were cleft	I
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General Macdonald's Brigade was on the right centre in similar formation	J
And the th Battalion also in line in front rotation	J
Then the whole force arrived about four o'clock	K
And each man's courage was as firm as the rock	K
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At first the march was over a ridge of gravel	L
But it didn't impede the noble heroes' travel	L
No they were as steady as when marching in the valley below	M
And each man was eager to attack the foe	M
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And as the sun shone out above the horizon	J
The advancing army with banners flying came boldly marching on	N
The spectacle was really imposing to see	A
And a dead silence was observed throughout the whole army	A
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Then Colonel Murray addressed the Seaforth Highlanders and said	O
Come now my lads don't be afraid	F
For the news of the victory must be in London to night	H
So ye must charge the enemy with your bayonets left and right	H
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General Gatacre also delivered a stirring address	P
Which gave courage to the troops I must confess	P
He told the troops to drive the Dervishes into the river	Q
And go right through the zereba and do not shiver	Q
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Then the artillery on the right opened fire with shrapnel and percussion shell	R
Whereby many of the Dervishes were wounded and fell	R
And the cannonading raked the whole of the Dervishes' camp and did great execution	J
Which to Mahmud and his followers has been a great retribution	J
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Then the artillery ceased fire and the bugles sounded the advance	S
And the Cameron Highlanders at the enemy were eager to get a chance	S
So the pipers struck up the March of the Cameron Men	T
Which reminded them of the ancient Camerons marching o'er mountain and glen	T
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The business of this regiment was to clear the front with a rifle fire	Q
Which to their honour be it said was their greatest desire	Q
Then there was a momentary pause until they reached the zereba	U
Then the Dervishes opened fire on them but it did not them awe	V
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And with their pipes loudly sounding and one ringing cheer	W
Then the Cameron Highlanders soon did the zereba clear	W
And right through the Dervish camp they went without dismay	B
And scattered the Dervishes across the desert far far away	B
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Then the victory was complete and the British gave three cheers	X
While adown their cheeks flowed burning tears	Y
For the loss of their commanders and comrades who fell in the fray	B
Which they will remember for many a day	B
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Captain Urquhart's last words were never mind me my lads fight on	N
While no doubt the Cameron Highlanders felt woebegone	C
For the loss of their brave captain who was foremost in the field	Z
Death or glory was his motto rather than yield	Z
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There have been prisoners taken including Mahmud himself	A2
Who is very fond of dancing girls likewise drink and pelf	A2
Besides of his followers have been found dead	O
And the living are scattered o'er the desert with their hearts full of dread	O
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Long life and prosperity to the British army	A
May they always be able to conquer their enemies by land and by sea	A
May God enable them to put their enemies to flight	H
And to annihilate barbarity and to establish what is right	H

William Topaz Mcgonagall

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