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I / As the Liberty lads o'er the sea / Bought their freedom, and cheaply, with blood, / So we, boys, we / Will die fighting, or live free, / And down with all kings but King Ludd!
II / When the web that we weave is complete, / And the shuttle exchanged for the sword, / We will fling the winding sheet / O'er the despot at our feet, / And dye it deep in the gore he has pour'd.
III / Though black as his heart its hue, / Since his veins are corrupted to mud, / Yet this is the dew / Which the tree shall renew / Of Liberty, planted by Ludd!