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The following brave men are historically said to have participated in the Boston Tea Party that cold December night in 1773 But no attempt was made to resist us Take your tea and shove it Take your tea and shove it Joseph Ackley, Benjamin Adams, Benoni Armstrong Moses Axtell, William Babbitt, George Bacon Nathaniel Barber, Samuel Barnard, Henry Bass Joseph Bassett, Edward Bates, Adam Beals Junior Oh my love Well, you must take what you can get We'll do the work whilе they sip the rest It's been a long timе since we met Oh my love Now you can take your tea and shove it We'll set you free with the key in the sea The people will forget Oh my love Well, you must take what you can get We'll do the work while they sip the rest It's been a long time since we met Oh my love Now you can take your tea and shove it We'll set you free with the key in the sea The people will forget John Crane, Robert Davis, John De C-a-r-t-e-r-e-t David Decker, Edmund D-o-l-b-e-a-r, George Dutton Joseph E-a-y-r-e-s, Benjamin Edes, William Etheridge Samuel Fenno, Samuel Foster, Nathaniel Frothingham Junior Oh my love (John Fulton) Well, you must take what you can get (Benjamin Gardner, John Gammell, Eleazer Gay) We'll do the work while they sip the rest (Thomas Gerrish, Samuel Gore) It's been a long time since we met (Moses Grant, Nathaniel Greene) Oh my love (Timothy Guy) Well, you must take what you can get (Samuel Hammond, Peter Harrington) We'll do the work while they sip the rest (William Hendley, George R. T. Hewes) It's been a long time since we met (Robert H-i-c-h-b-o-r-n) Oh my love Now you can take your tea and shove it We'll set you free with the key in the sea The people will forget