| From the halls of Montezuma
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| To the shores of Tripoli
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| We fight our country’s battles
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| In the air, on land and sea
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| First to fight for right and freedom
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| And to keep our honour clean
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| We are proud to claim the title
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| Of United States Marine
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| Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze
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| From dawn to setting sun
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| We have fought in every clime and place
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| Where we could take a gun
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| In the snow of far-off Northern lands
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| And in sunny tropic scenes
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| You will find us always on the job
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| The United States Marines
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| From the halls of Montezuma
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| To the shores of Tripoli
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| We fight our country’s battles
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| In the air, on land and sea
|
| First to fight for right and freedom
|
| And to keep our honour clean
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| We are proud to claim the title
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| Of United States Marine |