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Oh, where is the Scotsman that don't love the thistle,
And Englishman that don't love the rose?
Show me the true-hearted sons of old Erin,
That don't love the land where the Shamrock still grows.
The English they boast of their glorious Nelson,
And well they may boast of such men;
But they met and defeated the troops at Trafalgar,
And fought on, those brave Englishmen.
The Irish they boast of their brave hearts of Evans,
O'Donnells and Brian Barough;
While they worked hard to survive in the new land,
To Ireland they proved to be true.
The Scotsmen they boast of their Bruce and their Wallace,
And well they may boast of such men;
But they proved themselves true to the Thistle and Heather,
Their equals they'll never find again.
Oh, where is the Scotsman that don't love the thistle,
And Englishman that don't love the rose?
Show me the true-hearted sons of old Erin,
That don't love the land where the Shamrock still grows.
The English they boast of their glorious Nelson,
And well they may boast of such men;
But they met and defeated the troops at Trafalgar,
And fought on, those brave Englishmen.
And long may the English, the Irish, the Scotsman,
United defy all their foe;
And long may they live to protect their dear emblems,
The Shamrock, the Thistle and the Rose.
Oh, where is the Scotsman that don't love the thistle,
And Englishman that don't love the rose?
Show me the true-hearted sons of old Erin,
That don't love the land where the Shamrock still grows.
The English they boast of their glorious Nelson,
And well they may boast of such men;
But they met and defeated the troops at Trafalgar,
And fought on, those brave Englishmen.
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Accompanying note from Loretta Cormier: "We first learned this song from our Grandfather when we were very young. We aren't certain of it's origin but believe it's a couple hundred years old and may have come from Australia. Our grandfather's version was a little different, as we wanted to give it a little more of a commercial feel."
