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CANADIAN SINGERS AND THEIR SONGS The Reckoning —

Ye who would reckon with England— Ye who would sweep the seas Of the flag that Rodney nailed aloft And Nelson flung in the breeze—

Weigh well your metal and valour, Count well your ships and your guns, For they who reckon with England Must reckon with England's sons.

Ye who would hurl to warfare You hordes of bullies and slaves To crush the pride of an empire And sink its fame in the waves, Count well your ships and battalions Count well your horse and your gun, For they who reckon with England Must reckon with England's sons.

Ye who would reckon with England! Ye who would break the might Of the little isle in the foggy sea And the lion-heart in the fight!—

Weight well your metal and valour, Count well your ships and guns, For they who make war with England Make war on a mother's sons!

Theodore Goodrich Roberts. 123