Battleship of Maine

by From the Spanish-American War

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BATTLESHIP OF MAINE
From the Spanish-American War
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Mc Kin-ley called for vol-un-teers
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Then I got my gun
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First Span-iard I saw com-ing
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I dropped my gun and run
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It was all a-bout
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That Bat-tle-ship of Maine
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At war with that great na-tion Spain
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When I got back from Spain
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I want to hon-or my name
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It was all a-bout
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That Bat-tle-ship of Maine