Аккорды William Percy French - Abdullah Bulbul Amir

[Verse 1]

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The sons of the Prophet are brave men and bold,
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And quite unaccoustomed to fear;
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But the bravest by far, in the ranks of the Shah,
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Was Abdullah Bulbul Amir.

[Verse 2]

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This son of the desert in battle aroused,
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Could spit twenty men on his spear;
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A terrible creature, when sober or soused,
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Was Abdullah Bulbul Amir.

[Verse 3]

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There are heroes in plenty and many of fame,
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In the ranks that are led by the Tsar;
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But the bravest of theee was a man by the name,
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Of Ivan Skavinski Skavar.

[Verse 4]

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The ladies all loved him, his rivals were few,
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He could drink them all under the bar;
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In fact quite the cream of the Muscovite team,
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Was Ivan Skavinski Skavar.

[Verse 5]

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One day this bold Russian had shouldered his gun,
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And donned his most truculent sneer;
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Downtown he did go, where he trod on the toe,
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Of Abdullah Bulbul Amir.

[Verse 6]

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"Young Man" quoth Abdul, "has your life grown so dull
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That you wish to end your career?
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Vile infidel know, thou hast trod on the toe,
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Of Abdullah Bulbul Amir."

[Verse 7]

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"So take your last look at the sunshine and brook,
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And send your regrets to the Tsar;
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For by this I imply, you are going to die,
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Mr. Ivan Skavinski Skavar."

[Verse 8]

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Said Ivan, "My friend your remarks in the end,
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Will avail you but little I fear;
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As you ne'er will survive to repeat them alive,
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Mr. Abdullah Bulbul Amir."

[Verse 9]

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Then that bold Mamaluke drew his trusty skibouk,
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With a loud cry of "Allah Akbar!"
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With murderous intent, he ferociously went,
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For Ivan Skavinski Skavar."

[Verse 10]

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They fought alll that night 'neath the pale yellow moon,
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The din it was heard from afar;
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Vast multitudes came, so great was the fame,
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Of Abdul and Ivan Skavar.

[Verse 11]

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As Abdul's long knife was extracting a life,
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In fact he was shouting "Huzzah!"
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He found himself struck by that wily Kalmuk,
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Count Ivan Skavinski Skavar.

[Verse 12]

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There's a tomb rises up, where the blue Danube rolls,
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And 'graved there in characters clear;
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"O stranger, when passing, please pray for the soul
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Of Abdullah Bulbul Amir."

[Verse 13]

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A Muscovite maiden, her lone vigil keeps,
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'Neath the light of the pale polar star;
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And the name that she whispers as ever she weeps,
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Is Ivan Skavinski Skavar.