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I built a castle on the shore, / And left to guard it three or four / Lead soldiers of the bravest sort, / And ordered them to hold the fort / Till I should come once more.
But when I came again next day, / I found the sea had washed away / My castle built upon the sand.
Alas! the gallant little band / Of soldiers, where were they?
Buried in sand, erect, and square, / They held the fort with martial air; / And when I'd said a little speech, / I dug them out and made them each / A general then and there.