55 Days at Peking - US version of The Song of the 11 Nations

Hello, Imperia here! If you liked the song don&forget to subscribe and like the video! Keep in mind that this is my very first video here, so if I made any mistake or did something wrong comment it down below so I can fix it in future videos. Have a great day! "55 Days at Peking" is a song about the Boxer Rebellion that happened in China 1899-1901, more specifically about the Siege of the International Legations and the Relief of Peking. Lyrics: Boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom, The year was nineteen-hundred T’is worth remembering The men who lived through Fifty-five days at Peking T’was called the Boxer Insurrection a bloody oriental war Against all nations of the Diplomatic Corps The flags of France and Britain how they fluttered in the breeze The Italian and the Russian and the Flag of the Japanese Then came the sound of bugles (the sound of bugles) the rolling drums of fury (drums of fury) and the streets of Peking were as empty as a tomb Boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom The Empress of all China gave the signal to begin: “Let the Foreign devils be driven from Peking!” They stormed the French Legation they attacked with shoot and shell and they came in blood red blouses screaming “Sha Shou” as they fell The drums have long been muffled the bugles cease to ring but through the ages you can hear them echoing Boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom, FIFTY-FIVE DAYS AT PEKING Boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom, FIFTY-FIVE DAYS AT PEKING