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'Twas on a Monday morning and in the year of	A
That a fire broke out in Bailie Bradford's store	B
Which contained bales of jute and large quantities of waste	C
Which the brave firemen ran to extinguish in great haste	C
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They left their wives that morning without any dread	D
Never thinking at the burning pile they would be killed dead	D
By the falling of the rickety and insecure walls	E
When I think of it kind Christians my heart it appals	E
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Because it has caused widows and their families to shed briny tears	E
For there hasn't been such a destructive fire for many years	E
Whereby four brave firemen have perished in the fire	F
And for better fathers or husbands no family could desire	F
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'Twas about five o'clock in the morning the fire did break out	G
While one of the workmen was inspecting the premises round about	G
Luckily before any one had begun their work for the day	H
So he instantly gave the alarm without delay	H
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At that time only a few persons were gathered on the spot	I
But in a few minutes some hundreds were got	I
Who came flying in all directions and in great dismay	H
So they help'd to put out the fire without delay	H
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But the spreading flames within the second flats soon began to appear	J
Which filled the spectators' hearts with sympathy and fear	J
Lest any one should lose their life in the merciless fire	F
When they saw it bursting out and ascending higher and higher	F
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Captain Ramsay of the Dundee Fire Brigade was the first to arrive	K
And under his directions the men seemed all alive	K
For they did their work heroically with all their might and main	L
In the midst of blinding smoke and the burning flame	M
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As soon as the catastrophe came to be known	N
The words Fire Fire from every mouth were blown	N
And a cry of despair rang out on the morning air	O
When they saw the burning pile with its red fiery glare	O
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While a dense cloud of smoke seemed to darken the sky	P
And the red glaring flame ascended up on high	P
Which made the scene appear weird like around	Q
While from the spectators was heard a murmuring sound	Q
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But the brave firemen did their duty manfully to the last	R
And plied the water on the burning pile copiously and fast	R
But in a moment without warning the front wall gave way	H
Which filled the people's hearts with horror and dismay	H
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Because four brave firemen were killed instantaneously on the spot	I
Which by the spectators will never be forgot	I
While the Fire Fiend laughingly did hiss and roar	B
As he viewed their mangled bodies with the debris covered o'er	F
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But in the midst of dust and fire they did their duty well	S
Aye in the midst of a shower of bricks falling on them pell mell	S
Until they were compelled to let the water hose go	T
While the blood from their bruised heads and arms did flow	T
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But brave James Fyffe held on to the hose until the last	R
And when found in the debris the people stood aghast	R
When they saw him lying dead with the hose in his hand	U
Their tears for him they couldn't check nor yet command	U
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Oh heaven I must confess it was no joke	V
To see them struggling in the midst of suffocating smoke	V
Each man struggling hard no doubt to save his life	W
When he thought of his dear children and his wife	W
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But still the merciless flame shot up higher and higher	F
Oh God it is terrible and cruel to perish by fire	F
Alas it was saddening and fearful to behold	X
When I think of it kind Christians it makes my blood run cold	X
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What makes the death of Fyffe the more distressing	Y
He was going to be the groomsman at his sister's bridal dressing	Y
Who was going to be married the next day	H
But alas the brave hero's life was taken away	H
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But accidents will happen by land and by sea	E
Therefore to save ourselves from accidents we needn't try to flee	E
For whatsoever God has ordained will come to pass	E
For instance ye may be killed by a stone or a piece of glass	E
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I hope the Lord will provide for the widows in their distress	E
For they are to be pitied I really must confess	E
And I hope the public of Dundee will lend them a helping hand	U
To help the widows and the fatherless is God's command	U

William Topaz Mcgonagall

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