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Make your weapons ready, a warm, loving welcome
   Am                       C              Em
To give to our foes peering each from over shield,
Am                         C               Em
Have your warcrys ready, a sweet, cheering welcome
   Am                     F        Em   Am
To call to our foes as we now take the  field!


Lovely is our kingdom, the middle of creation,
Jewel at the heart of the world we reckon Known;
Proud is our emblem, the Dragon in his power,
Mighty is his fury emerging fully-grown!

See the Tyger's coming, the blades of his vanguard
Glittering like claws from the mighty paw they make,
Smite this foe, O men-at-arms, the stinging tail of Dragon be,
Strike with full force, the enemy to break.


Treat the foeman fairly, respect him in his agony,
Face fortune bravely should Death choose you instead,
Seek to win the struggle, but care take in what you spend,
Hollow is the victory where honor has been shed!


Make your weapons ready, a warm, loving welcome
To give to our foes peering each from over shield,
Have your warcrys ready, a sweet, cheering welcome
To call to our foes as we now take the field!