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letra de englishmen up on majuba - john edmond

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there is a place that’s called laing’s nek on the road to the old transvaal
where general joubert and the transvaal army answered to the call
to keep the british from coming in to run across their land
remembering the convention they made at the river sand

there’s a place nearby called the mount of doves that day it rose to fame
in the language of the zulu people majuba is its name
it might have been folly but general colley said “we british gotta climb that peak
there’ll be englishmen up on majuba with the enemy at our feet
there’ll be englishmen up on majuba with the enemy at our feet”

mrs. de yaager from a farmhouse kitchen couldn’t believe her eyes
there were englishmen up on majuba and n0body realized
so she jumped on a horse and she rode like the wind to the camp of general joubert
“there are englishmen up on majuba!” she indignantly declared

general joubert said “bring up the pom poms keep up the constant fire
every round will keep their heads down as we climb higher and higher
if we have to storm them from all sides and fire off every round
there are englishmen up on majuba and i’m gonna bring them down
there are englishmen up on majuba and i’m gonna bring them down”

the british were surprised and were swept away like a sudden tide
helter-skelter! over the cliffs of majuba they did slide
along with those brave englishmen were the gallant gordons too
the day they climbed majuba was the day they would rue

“remember majuba!” became their battle cry
“if it takes another war we’ll settle the score even if we have to die”
and it was ten years later they got revenge at last
there were englishmen up on majuba but that’s now in the past
there were englishmen up on majuba but that’s now in the past

general colley and commander romilly were slaughtered that dark day
ian hamilton and hector macdonald were captured and taken away
the boers then gave the british a good word of advice
“if you do battle on a sunday you’re bound to lose your fight”

may carrier pigeons on that mountain fly away the pain
’till doves of peace are back to stay on majuba once again
tales of valor and courage are only left to tell
there are englishmen and boers on majuba and they’re buried where they fell
there are englishmen and boers on majuba and they’re buried where they fell

- john edmond

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