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The Devonshire boys courage and loyalty to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary in defending their country from the invasion of the French. To an excellent new tune; call'd The Devonshire boys delight: or, The liggan waters, &c.
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1690
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Wing D1236; ESTC R228200
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THE Devonshire Boys Courage AND Loyalty to Their Majesties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY in defending their Country from the Invasion of the French To ãâã Excellent New Tune call'd The Devonshire Boys delight Or The Lggan waters c. BRave Devonshire Boys made haste away When Fewe did come from Tinmouth-bay The French were Landed in that Town And Treacherously had burnt it down When to the Town they did draw near The French did streightways disappear Because that they had then beat down ãâã basely ââââe poor Tinmouth Town ãâã Halden-Hill they did design ãâã draw their ãâã in a Line âât Devonshire ãâã did make them run Brave Blew-Coat Boys did watch them so They to no other place dare go For if they had return'd again I 'm sure the French-men had been slain They for their coming do prepair In Devonshire if to Land they dare Ne'er doubt their Courage they 'll pull âown For burning of poor Tinmouth Town The French they 'll shew an English Daunce E're they again return to France They wont forget their beating down ãâã burning of poor Tinmouth Town Let Monsieur then do what he can We 'll still Reiân Masters o're the Main Old Englands Right upon the âea In spight of France maintain'd shall be No Seaman fears to lose his Blood To iustifie a cause so good To fight the French who have begun With burning of poor Tinmouth Town The Cornish Lads will lend a hand And Devonshire Boys will with them Band To pull the pride of Monsâeur down Who basely burn'd poor Tinmouth Town To our most Gracious King and Queen Their Loyalty it shall be seen With heart and hand they bow to fight For to maintain King William's Right I wish such Loyal hearts be found In all the Counties England Round Then let the French-men us approach Their Brandy Vessels we will broach We hope our Fleet will prove most just In not betraying of their Trust Then the French shall pay full sore For Trespassing on our English-shore If in ouâ hânds they once do fall They certainly shall pay for all The Dâmage done in beating down And burning of poor Tinmouth Town Dutch-men of VVar they will us meet For to compleat our Royal Fleet Which being done they will advance For to pull down the pride of France Let 's pray kind Heaven for to bless Our Graâious King with good success Then we shall all right happy be For to Injoy our Liberty We will aââânce King William's fame And add new Glorys to his name The hawghty Monsieur we 'l pluck down For to advance Old Englands Crown Now England is so powerful grown Poor Monsieur Totters in his Throne Brave Fo rs with Courage let 's proceed No English-man will fear to bleed Thân let proud French-men all bewail That E're they did to England Sail Not words but blows shall make it nât When we with them have 'tother bâât Printed for P. Brooksby J. Deacon J. Blare and J. Baâââ¦