Lord marlborough lyrics

Artist  : Fairport convention 
Song : Lord marlborough
 
You generals all and champions bold that takes
delight in fields
That knocks down churches and castle walls but
now to death must yield
We must go and face our daring foes and with a
sword and shield
I often fought with my merry men but now to death
must yield
I am an Englishman by birth, Lord Marlborough is
my name
And I was brought up in London town, a place of
noted fame
I was ?beside? by all my men, kings and princes
likewise
And then all the towns we took to all the world's
surprise
King Charles the Second I did serve to face our
foes in France
And at the battle of  . . .  we boldly did
advance
The sun was down, the earth did quake, so loudly
did he cry
"Fight on, my boys, for old England's sake, we'll
conquer or we'll die"
But now we gain for victory and bravely kept the
field
We took great numbers of prisoners and forced
them all to yield
That very day my horse got shot, 'twas by a
musket ball
And as I mounted up again, my aide-de-camp did
fall
Now I on a bed of sickness lie, I am resigned to
die
You generals all and champions bold stand true as
well as I
"Stand true my lads and ?bright? no man but fight
with courage bold"
I led my men through smoke and fire but never
?slight? with gold