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JOLLY SOLDIER by ANONYMOUS

First Line: I ONCE WAS A SEAMAN STOUT AND BOLD
Last Line: "ABD I'LL STILL BE THE JOLLY, JOLLY SOLDIER"
Subject(s): "HOLIDAYS;PRESIDENTS, UNITED STATES;WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799);"
I once was a seaman stout and bold,
Ofttimes I've ploughed the ocean;
I've ploughed it all o'er and o'er again,
For honor and promotion.
Aboard a man-of-war and merchantman,
Many be the battles that I've been in;
It was all for the honor of George Washington,
And I'll still be the jolly, jolly soldier.



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