Downfall of Sebastopol !

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      Rial & Co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth court, Seven Dials, London.

COME all you gallant Britos bold,
Cheer up with heart and vo ce,
Sebastopol is taken, and
All Europe will rejoice !
They first knocked down the Malakoff,
Their enemies they did rout,
And then they took Sebastopol,
And drove the Russians out.
The gallant allied powers made
Their thundering cannons roll,
Hurrah ! hurrah ! we've gain'd the day
And took Sebastopol.
The fifth day of September,
Eighteen hundred and fifty five,
Our soldiers fought lik lions,
And the enemy did drive ;
The French and the Sardinians,
The British, and the Turk,
Did do their duty manfully,
And well they did their work.
General Simpson and Pellisier
So gallant led the way,
They said we'll have the whole Crimea
Upon this glorious day ;
Then straight unto Sebastopol,
They boldly did advance,
Knocked down the walls & took the town
And made the Russians dance.
The Russians they did tumble,
For quarters they did cry,
Old Menschikoff and Gortschakoff
Upon the ground did lie ;
When Alexander heard the news,
He nearly killed his wife,
Then Constantine cut off his nose,
With a wooden greasy knife.
Here's to the allied powers,
My boys, with three times three,
That beat the cowardly Russians,
Then gained a victory.
Tho' the Russians fought us two to one,
With fire, sword, and ball,
To Frenchmen and Britannia's sons
They was no use at all,
So now we have Sebastopol,
And Sweaborg is knocked down,
We will shortly have St. Petersburgh,
Then all the country round.
Here's to our gallant soldiers,
Likewise the sons of France,
Who fought and took Sebastopol,
Then made the Russians dance.
How will our gallant soldiers,
For their valour rewarded be,
Our noble British heroes
Who gained the victory ;
The men who bled and conquered,
Upon that glorious day,
The men who beat their enemies,
Then made them run away.