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John de Vere
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After defeat at the battle of Barnet
John de Vere fled to France
He’d escaped via Scotland
With such sorry circumstance
He would still oppose King Edward
And gain support from the King of France
Who was a universal spider
Was this John de Vere’s last chance
John de Vere the Earl of Oxford
Then turned to piracy
A privateer in the summer
In the channel’s narrow sea
At the end of September
He sailed to the Cornish coast
St Michael’s Mount he took by force
Of it’s capture he could boast
An embarrassment for King Edward
Though not a threat so the King believed
The King’s man in Cornwall
Was placed in charge of the siege
John de Vere offered bribes
So that supplies could be received
The King’s man was corrupt
Of this King Edward was displeased
John Fortescue the chief justice
Was dispatched to gain a victory
Along with him he would bring
The master of the royal artillery
Free pardons and rewards were offered
To the men under John de Vere’s command
One by one his men deserted
John Fortescue gained the upper hand
John de Vere then surrendered
There was no prospect of success
For many years he was in prison
For his Lancastrian faithfulness
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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He wrote love poems for his Queen
Of El Dorado he had a dream
He was the scourge of the Spanish Main
This would help to bring him fame
When we have wandered all our ways
Shuts up the story of our days
But from this earth this grave this dust
My God shall rise me up I trust
At Hayes Barton he was born
To the royal court he was drawn
From Devon to the Spanish main
Sir Walter Raleigh was his name
When we have wandered all our ways
Shuts up the story of our days
But from this earth this grave this dust
My God shall rise me up I trust
At Hayes Barton he was born
To the royal court he was drawn
From Devon to the Spanish main
Sir Walter Raleigh was his name
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The Siege of Plymouth
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Civil war was declared
Astley left for pastures new
Plymouth declared for Parliament
In Sixteen Forty Two
Mayor Francis then took charge
While the rest of Devon fell
Against the royal army
Plymouth was a citadel
There followed years of hardship
During the long siege
Of the awful suffering
It's so hard to believe
A new line of defence
Around the city made
The men of Plymouth laboured
With pickaxe and spade
There followed years of hardship
During the long siege
Of the awful suffering
It's so hard to believe
All the men signed an oath
To say they'd rather die
And not see the royal army
Once more satisfied
At Pennycomequick
There was a deadly trap
But Birch the Plymouth officer
Was such a clever chap
Inside the fort was quiet
Which was not a good sign
He shouted for Parliament
At the Royalist picket line
There followed years of hardship
During the long siege
Of the awful suffering
It's so hard to believe
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The Battle of Torrington
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Lord Hopton occupied Torrington
And Fairfax advanced towards him
The Royalists fortified the town
And the old castle which was falling down
Fairfax's army swept into the town
In the streets such an awful sound
As a battle took place in the pouring rain
The defenders fought in the King's name
A stray spark caused an explosion
Where the Royalists had chosen
To store their barrels of gunpowder
This happened inside the church tower
Fairfax's army army swept into the town
In the streets such an awful sound
As a battle took place in the pouring rain
The defenders fought in the King's name
Now you can follow the civil war trail
Where the Parliament forces did prevail
Learn all about the push of pike
That happened in Torrington during the night
From Torrington Lord Hopton fled
The victors would then bury the dead
Towards Launceston Fairfax went
This defeat the Royalists would lament
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William Scoresby
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Scientist clergyman and explorer
He studied the arctic flora and fauna
In those days when they hunted the whale
To the coast of Greenland he would sail
Born in seventeen eighty nine
His Torquay memorial is so fine
A compass dividers and a bible
For a life that was never idle
Scientist clergyman and a whaler
He sought knowledge as a sailor
The coast of Greenland he surveyed
Whilst still pursuing his fisherman trade
Born in seventeen eighty nine
His Torquay memorial is so fine
A compass dividers and a bible
For a life that was never idle
So sad when his first wife died
To study divinity he did decide
His final years were in Torquay
A clever man was William Scoresby
Scientist clergyman and a whaler
He sought knowledge as a sailor
The coast of Greenland he surveyed
Whilst still pursuing his fisherman trade
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Eighty Four Years of Age
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Mary eighty four years of age
In the London News on the front page
Because of her unpaid naval pension
She walked to London with determination
From Newlyn Mary walked all the way
To the Crystal Palace for a shilling day
A determined mind she did not lack
With her wicker basket upon her back
Mary eighty four years of age
In the London News on the front page
Because of her unpaid naval pension
She walked to London with determination
She was in the Illustrated London News
After such a long walk did she need new shoes
Behold the wonder of her generation
The great exhibition such a great sensation
Mary eighty four years of age
In the London News on the front page
Because of her unpaid naval pension
She walked to London with determination
Her return to Cornwall was in great style
On a stage coach for every mile
Back to Penzance in Dock Lane
This Cornish lady had gained some fame
Mary eighty four years of age
In the London News on the front page
Because of her unpaid naval pension
She walked to London with determination
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She's Cornwall's forgotten heroine
To tell you her story where should I begin
She was born near Liskeard in St Ive
In South Africa she saved many lives
In England many felt she was a traitor
And her life could have been much safer
If she'd never ventured abroad
To help those in need she was called
Emily Hobhouse was a heroine
To tell you her story where should I begin
In a wild west town she was a saint
Helping Cornish miners without complaint
In South Africa she was horrified
Of the camps in which so many died
An angel of love she delivered aid
To report the truth she was not afraid
She's Cornwall's forgotten heroine
To tell you her story where should I begin
In the Boer war she was criticised
But the horrors of war she always despised
The horrors of war she despised
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Rumours of War
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In Sarajevo in July
An Archduke would surely die
The assassin of the Black Hand
Sent rumours of war to our land
Rumours of war to our land
Rumours of war to our land
Dorothy was astonished to read
In Teignmouth it was so hard to believe
The papers were full of the prospect of war
And it wouldn't be like any that had gone before
In Sarajevo in July
An Archduke would surely die
The assassin of the Black Hand
Sent rumours of war to our land
Rumours of war to our land
Rumours of war to our land
In the fishing communities
Of the sleepy West Country
So many reservists were called up
As the storm clouds of war began to erupt
The vicar of St Matthew's in Torquay
Couldn't imagine such calamity
At the prospect of war he prayed for peace
For the rumours of war did not cease
The Glastonbury festival of music and dance
Opened with news of the German advance
A mournful trumpet played the last post
Near the abbey ruins like a melancholy ghost
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Captain Richard Scott
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Captain Richard Scott described the scene
In the town square where he'd been
There outside the shops and stores
Some USA soldiers would break the law
Let's downplay the root cause of the riot
Jim Crow you know must be kept quiet
Captain Richard Scott described the scene
In Launceston town where he'd been
A group of men were by the White Hart
Then shots were fired in the dark
Let's downplay the root cause of the fight
That caused such drama on that night
Let's downplay the root cause of the fight
That caused such drama on that night
Captain Richard Scott described the scene
In Launceston town where he'd been
From camp Pennygillam he thought they came
There would be found the one's who'd take the blame
Captain Richard Scott described the scene
In the town square where he'd been
There outside the shops and stores
Some USA soldiers would break the law
Captain Richard Scott described the scene
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From Torquay Joyce Packe
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The Witness in a deck chair
In the courtroom upstairs
There in Palace Avenue
During World War Two
From Torquay Joyce Packe
Of the trial she kept track
Sworn in as the court reporter
Oh how we should applaud her
Would the trial be quite fair
In the courtroom upstairs
There in Paignton by the sea
In nineteen forty three
From Torquay Joyce Packe
Sporting the giveaway flash
She was the court recorder
Of trouble near the Cornish border
Would the trial enthral the nation
In the Paignton police station
The Daily Herald's man was there
In the courtroom upstairs
As the trial got underway
In October on a Friday
From Torquay Joyce Packe
Of the trial she kept track
Sworn in as the court reporter
Oh how we should applaud her
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The Legendary Ten Seconds started off as the solo music project of Ian Churchward during the time when he was the lead guitar player of The Morrisons who were featured on John Peel's radio one show back in 1987. In 2013 Lord Zarquon joined Ian's music project and since then the line up has gradually expanded and various guest musician's and vocalists have helped out in the recording studio. ... more
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