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CYRIL DUNCAN Hawthorne Qld Recorded
Cardigan the Brave (Crimea War)There, there my Lord, these are your guns And there's your foeman too, Six hundred stalwart warriors of England brave and best Did grasp the lance and sabre on balaclava's crest And there they fought like heroes. Lord Nolan brought the orders – Good God, can this be true? To fight the ghastly enemy from yonder teaming mass It's madness – no I cannot charge What guns bring from the past? The messenger with a haughty glance Looked once at that bright Earl And pointing to the enemy his lip began to curl There, there my Lord – there are your guns And there's your foeman too As turned his chargers headed away And he bid the earl adieu Yes it is a famous story Proclaim it far and wide Unto your children's children Re-echo it in pride How Cardigan the fearless His name immortal made When he crossed that Russian Valley With his gallant Light Brigade |