Victoria    (midi)

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1. Long ago life was clean, sex was bad and obscene,

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    and the rich were so mean, stately homes for the Lords,

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    croquet lawns, village greens, Victoria was my queen.

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Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, 'toria.

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2. I was born, lucky me, in a land that I love,

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    though I’m poor, I am free, when I grow I shall fight,

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    for this land I shall die, let her sun never set.      CHORUS (2x)

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    Land of hope and gloria, land of my Victoria !

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    Land of hope and Gloria, land of my Victoria ! oh.

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    Victoria, `toria.           + instrumental = verse 2, lines 1 - 3

    CHORUS (hold the first two "Victoria"s longer)

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3. Canada to India, Australia to Cornwall,

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    Singapore to Hong Kong, from the West to the East,

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    from the rich to the poor, Victoria loved them all.

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+ CHORUS    +   Victoria, Victoria, Victoria……….a.

    (The Kinks)