Intro:
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I\'m
Verse 1:
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Jeremiah Dixon I am a Geordie boy A glass of wine with you, sir And the
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ladies I\'ll enjoy All Durham and Northumberland Is measured up by my own
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hand It was my fate from birth To make my mark upon the
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earth.
Verse 2:
He calls me Charlie Mason
A stargazer am I
It seems that I was born
To chart the evening sky
They\'d cut me out for baking bread
But I had other dreams instead
This baker\'s boy from the west country
Would join the Royal Society...
Chorus:
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We are sailing to Philadelphia
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A world away from the coaly Tyne
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Sailing to Philadelphia
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To draw the line
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A Mason-Dixon Line
Verse 3:
Now you\'re a good surveyor, Dixon
But I swear you\'ll make me mad
The West will kill us both
You gullible Geordie lad
You talk of liberty
How can America be free
A Geordie and a baker\'s boy
In the forests of the Iroquois...
Verse 4:
Now hold your head up, Mason
See America lies there
The morning tide has raised
The capes of Delaware
Come up and feel the sun
A new morning has begun
Another day will make it clear
Why your stars should guide us here...
Chorus:
We are sailing to Philadelphia
A world away from the coaly Tyne
Sailing to Philadelphia
To draw the line
A Mason-Dixon Line
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