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  1. Boney's Defeat

From the recording 'Personae'

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Lyrics

Oh Boney has gone from the wars and the fighting.
He has gone to a place where he takes no delight in.
And there he will sit down and tell the scenes of sinners
Whilst forlorn he does mourn on the Isle of St Helena.

Oh the rude rushing waves all around the shores are washing.
And the great bellows heave and the wild rocks are dashing.
He may look to the moon o'er the great Mount Diana
With his eyes on the waves that surround St. Helena.

No more in St. Cloud will he be seen in such splendour
Or go on with the crowd like the great Alexander.
The young King of Rome and the Prince of Guiana
Says he'll bring his father home from the Isle of St. Helena.

All you who have wealth beware of ambition.
For a small twist of Fate can change your condition.
Be steadfast in time for you don't know what is coming,
Or like him your days might end on the Isle of St. Helena.