Now, When Bonaparte from Poland Into Moscow He Went

The song begins about four minutes into the video, so you can skip over to the song if you like. With his high singing voice, Phil performs the song in G, but if you want to play along with the video, you can Capo V and play the chords shown below

THE WARLIKE LADS OF RUSSIA

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Now, when Bonaparte from Poland into Moscow he went

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With all his troops and all his men, their minds were fully bent

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For to take the Russian country, they were full employed

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But the Russians fought against them, and they soon had them destroyed.

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Oh, the warlike lads of Russia -- they fought all in one mind --

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Made Bonaparte to run and leave his troops behind.

Now, when from Moscow the city, oh, the Russians did retreat

Neither Bonaparte nor all his men not anything could get

And from Moscow the city, oh, the Russians took their flight

They set the town on fire, and they burned it down that night.

CHORUS

Now into Moscow the city, oh, the Russians did attack

'Gainst Bonaparte and all his men, they got them runnin' -- drove them back

But the action bein' so hot from right and left and front and rear --

Oh damn you, says old Bonaparte, I'll stay no longer here.

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Now, it's to conclude this wondrous tale, and finish up this song,

Old Boney's made the Russians swear they wish they'd hold of him.

And the cruelest death they'd put him to that ever, ever man did 'fall

Oh, curse you, says old Bonaparte, I'm clear of you all.

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