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TrafalgarAs the sun rose above the white cliffs of Cape TrafalgarThe opposing fleet was East by South around 10 miles The morning sung with British cheers, now their prey would be brought to battle A gentle wind blowing West Nor' West fills every sail Out numbered Out gunned Out manned But the allies are ill prepared By dusk this all will be over By dusk this all will be done Nelson and Collingwood lead the two columns of ships forth They make all haste to close and engage with the allied fleet Upon the Victory a signal from Nelson is raised ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY Out Numbered Out gunned Out Manned But the allies are ill prepared The two columns are nearing Soon they will breach the line At noon the allies Opened fire On the British warships Bearing down on them The British hold their fire As the allies waste shots Aiming too high And too long Collingwood closes first Drawing alongside A French warship And clearing off its decks The first volley begins The carnage and the horror The allied line is breached The true battle has begun Nelson's ship strikes the center Of the allied line Unleashing fury On the Trinidad More British attack The air is full smoke From the shore the Spanish Can hear the din of war In the horror of battle The casualties are climbing Shots rip through flesh Blood slicks the decks From Redoubtable's mast A shot is fired At the quarter deck And Lord Nelson falls Partial firing continued until the late afternoon By then of 33 17 ships had their colours struck The British fleet of just 27 had won the day Though Nelson was among the dead and a nation plunged into mourning Out numbered Out gunned Out manned But the allies were ill prepared In just 5 hours it was over And there were many thousands dead |