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CHORUS.---Marching along, fifty-score strong,<br>
CHORUS.---Marching along, fifty-score strong,<br>
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song?<br>
Then, God for King Charles! Pym and his snarls<br>
Then, God for King Charles! Pym and his snarls<br>
CHORUS.---March we along, fifty-score strong,<br>
CHORUS.---March we along, fifty-score strong,<br>
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song!<br>
''Kentish:'' the county of Kent was a Royalist stronghold.
''Kentish:'' the county of Kent was a Royalist stronghold.
''Sir Byng:'' appears to be Browning's invention, not a real person.
''Crop-headed:'' Oliver Cromwell and his followers were Puritans, and many of them wore their hair cut short, an unusual style at the time. See also [[Roundheads]].
''Parliament:''
''swing:'' Byng thought that the members of Parliament should be handed as traitors.
''Pym:'' John Pym (1584-1643), leader of the Long Parliament.
''Pym:'' John Pym (1584-1643), leader of the Long Parliament.
''Parles:'' Words. Probably also intended to echo "Parliament."