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Ben Battle was a soldier bold,
And used to war's alarms;
But a cannon-ball took off his legs,
So he laid down his arms

Young Ben he was a nice young man, A carpenter by trade; And he fell in love with Sally Brown, That was a lady's maid
But as they fetch'd a walk one day, They met a press-gang crew; And Sally she did faint away, Whilst Ben he was brought to

So I took her to the riverbelieving she was a maiden,but she already had a husband
It was on St
James nightand almost as if I was obliged to
The lanterns went outand the crickets lighted up