tell it to the marines

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

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I do not believe what you said.

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"William. No palaver! tell it to the marines. What, tacking and double tacking! Come to what you want to say at once."
"I don’t believe the story you have been telling me, either, and think it far more likely that you are hiding from justice on account of some devil’s work you have been engaged in. Bah! Tell your story to the marines!"

Unknown, with many apocryphal suggestions.

horse marine pull the other one, it's got bells on

horse marine pull the other one, it's got bells on

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