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Marie Antoinette, your name's a legend in this land |
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Treasure for your pleasure, bestowed on favoured gen- |
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tlemen |
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The people are in arms, marching on the town |
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They rise |
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chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!" |
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Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land |
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Anger born of hunger poisons the hearts of your loyal |
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men |
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Fire in their eyes, steel in their hands |
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They rise |
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chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!" |
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Clamouring in the square, the rabble have gone insane |
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They're over the balustrades, defying the cannon fire |
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They're into the garrison, they murder the noblemen |
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Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette |
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"We are the people of France we demand that the |
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Elegant blue-blooded leeches that bleed us |
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Are taught what it means to grow fat and not feed us! |
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We are the people of France, you must heed us!" |
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Already at the Bastille, the prisoners all run free |
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They're hammering on the door, Marie Antoinette |
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They've taken the guillotine, they're coming to take the |
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Queen |
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Marie Antoinette, the King and the guards have fled |
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Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land |
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Anger born of hunger, poisoned your men |
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They rise chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!" |