He had Ten Thousand Men...
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again
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And when they were up they were up And when they were down they were down And when they were only half way up They were neither up nor down
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand cats They scratched their way to the top of the hill And scratched back down – it’s a fact!
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand snails They slithered they way to the top of the hill And slid back on slimy trails
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand mice They scurried right up to the top of the hill Not once, not twice, but THRICE!
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand ants They marched their way to the top of the hill And marched back down, so grand
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand skunks They smelt their way to the top of the hill And came back down like monks?
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand fish They swam their way to the top of the hill And swam back down with chips
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The grand old duke of York He had ten thousand birds They flew right over the top of the hill Far away, but hey, that’s birds!
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And when they were up they were up And when they were down they were down But when they were gone, so truly gone They were surely not up or down
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© Gerrard T Wilson 2008
