The Last Rose of Albion
Words and music by Joe Ficklin © 2026-02

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Who owns the soul of Britain / First upon the land?
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Before the Saxons or the Celts / Some long forgotten band
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Settled here ten thousand years / And present at the dawn
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Who shall stand at twilight then? / The Last Rose of Albion

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	My blood flows from a distant land / Of people long since gone
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	Their empire once shaped the world / In blood their maps were drawn
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	Who now shall rise against the tide? / Who can we call on?
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	The daughter of these Isles stands / The Last Rose of Albion

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Defiant to the ministers / Who would their oaths betray
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Courage to the common folk / Those left on the way
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Friend to farmer, tradesman, worker / Who can all count on?
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Loyal to the loyal heart / The Last Rose of Albion

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	My blood flows from a distant land / Of people long since gone
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	Their empire once shaped the world / In blood their maps were drawn
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	Who now shall rise against the tide? / Who can we call on?
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	The daughter of these Isles stands / The Last Rose of Albion


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Striding from the morning mist / Her country's flag aflame
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Fearless fighter for the truth / Declaring, without shame
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"I am my country's daughter, brave / We fight against the dark
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That would enslave a people, free, / Beneath a cruel monarch"

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	My blood flows from a distant land / Of people long since gone
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	Their empire once shaped the world / In blood their maps were drawn
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	Who now shall rise against the tide? / Who can we call on?
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	The daughter of these Isles stands / The Last Rose of Albion

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I cannot stay indifference / But fight against the hand
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That would remove my sovereignty / And take me from my land
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Some say we are at twilight now / Yet I'll proclaim the dawn
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And rise anew with holy breath / The Last Rose of Albion

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	My blood flows from a distant land / Of people long since gone
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	Their empire once shaped the world / In blood their maps were drawn
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	Who now shall rise against the tide? / Who can we call on?
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	The daughter of these Isles stands / The Last Rose of Albion