| Down, to the river down
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| They carried poor Rhodesia
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| Drowned, never to be crowned
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| Our queen lays slain, Rhodesia
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| Wouldn’t leave your body to the hounds
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| Couldn’t bury you in hallowed ground, Rhodesia
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| Slowly they run these black tears
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| Slowly they run into the river Aeeth
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| Down, to the river down
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| They carried poor Rhodesia
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| Drowned, never to be crowned
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| They carried her splendour down to the river Aeeth
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| Aeeth is a grave’s name
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| So today we call, for the miracle
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| Arise young queen, Rhodesia
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| And on we row
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| No flowers grow on Rhodesia’s grave
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| No flowers grow on the river Aeeth
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| Aeeth is a grave’s name
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| Aeeth is a grave’s name
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| Aeeth is that pale tomb of shame
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| Aeeth is that pale tomb of shame
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| Down flew the golden crown
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| Down flew the golden crown
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| And she lays slain on the frozen ground
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| And she lays slain on the frozen ground
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| Rhodesia
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| Rhodesia
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| Now we climb into that willow tree
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| Now we climb into that willow tree
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| And we all weep for thee
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| Poor Rhodesia
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| So today we call, for the miracle
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| And today we call, for the miracle
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| Arise young queen, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we grow, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia
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| And on we go
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| On we row, Rhodesia |