Border Raid in Lions March

                                  When the Lion arrived, the war did start

A wicked day, indeed

'Cause sweat and blood abounded 

From all men and steed



See the daylight lay in ashes 

While the dead are still

Hear the armies roar for freedom 

On the blackened border hill



The Lion looks, looks across the plain 

And questions battles in avoidable pain

Heaves a wistful sigh 

And wishes the battle, the battle was a lie



Army of some thousand fighting 

Men climbed the frowning ridge

With their flaming swords all drawn free 

And their pennants at the knee



Their waving of their banners 

And the rattle of their spears

Risen to break the dominion 

And bring peace for years



Now at least I've come to see what my life is 

Nothing's ended, it only begun

And the brave victories that seemed so splendid 

They were never, never really won



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To border raid, to border raid in Lions march

The battle smoke has fled

Just after a century and a quarter past

Tonight

We border raid

We border raid in Lions march

The battle smoke has fled

Just after a century and a quarter past

Lord blessed by the dead



[Chorus]