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The Grand Old Duke Of York Nursery Rhyme

Read along to our traditional English nursery rhyme, The Grand Old Duke Of York.

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The Grand Old Duke Of York

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men;

He marched them up to the top of the hill,

And he marched them down again.

When they were up, they were up,

And when they were down, they were down,

And when they were only halfway up,

They were neither up nor down.

The duke wearing a purple uniform with green hair and moustache, sits on a cow looking down a hill at his struggling men.

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men;

He marched them up to the top of the hill,

And he marched them down again.

When they were up, they were up,

And when they were down, they were down,

And when they were only halfway up,

They were neither up nor down.

The duke points up a hill. The men look shocked.

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men;

He marched them up to the top of the hill,

And he marched them down again.

When they were up, they were up,

And when they were down, they were down,

And when they were only halfway up,

They were neither up nor down.