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Old King Cole
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Harry Belafonte
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his privates three
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"Beer, beer, beer", said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his corporals three
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Hup two said the corporals
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his sergeants three
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Yeahhhhh, said the sergeants
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Hup two said the corporals
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his shavetails three
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We do all the work said the shavetails
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Yeahhhh, said the sergeants
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March you dump watch said the corporals
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his captains three
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Oh don't be late for the dance said the captains
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We do all the work, said the shavetails
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Yeahhhhh said the sergeants
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March to the guardhouse said the corporals
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his chaplains three
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Oh what a bloody mess, amen amen hallelujah
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Oh don't be late for the dance, said the captains
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We do all the work, said the shavetails
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Yeahhhh said the sergeants
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Put it in a bucket said the corporals
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his colonels three
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Oh what a lovely war, said the colonels
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Oh what a bloody mess, amen, amen hallelujah
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Oh don't be late for the dance said the captains
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We do al the work said the shavetails
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Yeahhhhh said the sergeants
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March to the end said the corporals
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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Old King Cole was a merry old soul
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And a merry old soul was he
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Called for his pipe
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And he called for his bowl
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And he called for his generals three
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Thuh, thuh, Oh come on fellahs, give a fellah break,
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Uh what's my next command said the generals
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Oh what a lovely war said the colonels
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Oh what a bloody mess, amen,
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Oh what a bloody mess said the captains
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Oh what a bloody mess, said the shavetails
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Oh what a bloody mess, said the sergeants
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Oh what a bloody mess said the sergeants
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Beer, beer, beer said the privates
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Merry men are we
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There's none so fair as can compare
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With the Fighting Infantry
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