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(Words and Music : Alf Davies)
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One more tragedy, a man meant to die Scott and Mallory, too far, too high Too far, too high The poles and the oceans, all mountain peaks Faster or further, oxygen free Oxygen free |
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Mallory, lying in the snow Pearl white back, almost aglow Oates all alone, the blizzard closed in Crawls to the south, consumed by the wind Mallory, Mallory Where did it take you, did you ever see? |
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Many have followed - their mess in the snow Oxygen bottles, a frost-bitten toe A new tale of woe Undoubted courage, the Sherpas must show Why fight a blizzard when we already know We already know |
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Mallory, lying in the snow Pearl white back, almost aglow Oates all alone, the blizzard closed in Crawls to the south, consumed by the wind Mallory, Mallory Where did it take you, did you ever see? Mallory, Mallory Where did it take us, will we ever see? |
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Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Nanga Parbat Annapurna, Gasherbrum, Gosainthan, Nanda Devi, Rakaposhi, Kamet Ojos del Salado, McKinley, Kilimanjaro, The Matterhorn, Kosciusko |
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