And the Boers say in answer:--

'When we came to this country,

'Twas but a barren plain;

But the honest hand of labour

Was rewarded for its pain.

We found the precious metal,

And of it we have great store;

But Britain came to rob us

As she often done before.

As she thought to do before,

As she thought to do before;

But Britain comes to rob us,

As she often done before.'

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