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Band of Brothers
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The Highwayman Waltz
One bright early morning - without any warning
Our coachman pulled the reins in - brought his horses to halt
We'd been riding a good road - from Holloway to London
When the bandit Claude Duvall brought his guns out
We peered out the window - our hearts in a shiver
Wondering what fate would be cast on this dawn.
From high on his horse, he said 'Stand and deliver, What goods ye have brought on your journey this morn.'
Then a lady - determined - to appear unafraid
Began to play on a flute to all she surveyed
Duvall raised an eyebrow and flashed her a smile
And said,
Chorus：'Lady, allow me to dance with you a while
Oh, dance with me Lady, here on the heath
I'll forget I'm a bandit, forget I'm a thief
Please lift up your skirts - away from the dirt
We'll go dancing - This morning - I'll do no robbing
We'll go dancing the Highwayman Waltz'.
When the dancing was finished - Duvall made a bow
He said, 'My lady, you've charmed me - and to you I'll vow
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I'll take none of your jewelry - none of your gold
But your husband now owes me - for tunes played on the road.'
'Now what say you Mister, ere' the bargain I've struck
I've danced with your Lady - now you're down on your luck
For four hundred pounds I'll see you go free
And if you hasten you can hurry the sheriff on me.
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Now many a man - was lost of his wealth
In the days 'fore and after Duvall danced on the heath
And many a Lady - was lost of her breath
When the captured Claude Duvall was sentenced to death
Claude faced the crowd bravely at the end of his rope
With a smile in his eye and a lump in his throat
His life, tho' a brief one, was filled with delight
And he knew many a lady would dream of him tonight
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