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The Diamond Jubilee.
Come, all ye loyal children,
And listen unto me,
And I will sing a little song
About the Jubilee—
The Diamond Jubilee, dears,
Which you all know, I ween,
Is to celebrate the record reign
Of our beloved Queen.
And listen unto me,
And I will sing a little song
About the Jubilee—
The Diamond Jubilee, dears,
Which you all know, I ween,
Is to celebrate the record reign
Of our beloved Queen.
For sixty long, long years, dears,
Victoria has reigned,
And never English monarch has
Such love and honour gained,
As this good Queen of ours, dears,
Whose sympathies, oft shown,
Have drawn her subjects' hearts to her
And bound them to the throne.
Victoria has reigned,
And never English monarch has
Such love and honour gained,
As this good Queen of ours, dears,
Whose sympathies, oft shown,
Have drawn her subjects' hearts to her
And bound them to the throne.
On worthier head has ne'er been set
The crown of our dear land,
Nor hand so firm, yet gentle, held
The sceptre of command;
And neath her wise and temperate sway
England has come to be
The leading power of the world,
The home of loyalty.
The crown of our dear land,
Nor hand so firm, yet gentle, held
The sceptre of command;
And neath her wise and temperate sway
England has come to be
The leading power of the world,
The home of loyalty.
