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In 776BC Olympics were begun 

Greece was the only country, so naturally we won 

Cheats built bronzes of God Zeus were we honest winners 

The answer's no we had more statues than you've had hot dinners 

Our games meant truce was called in war a peace every 4 years 

But wrestling was so violent that bouts could end in tears 

No girls allowed to watch or run that might sound rude 

But makes sense when I tell you we competed nude 

FLAME 

It's gonna burn forever 

Love for Olympic heroes 

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We'd like one next however 

Sadly it's Emperor Nero 

Hey watch it you two, alright 

I went from Rome to Greece so I could play them at their games 

IN 67AD you know I won Olympic fame 

Told them to include a contest based on poetry 

Not much good for sportsmen no, but brilliant for me 

Crashed my racing chariot but still awarded gold 

Hey my Olympics my rules 

To argue would be bold 

I won every medal that was up for grabs 

The crowd loved it well they had to or I would have had them stabbed, OK? 

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Olympic champion that's me 

My games were emperors own round 

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Think I was bad in 393 

Christian Rome had them banned 

It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, it's over 

SHAME 

WAIT not so fast 

I'm Baron de Coubertin, a famous French historian 

I read of the Olympic Games thought I should try restoring them 

They'd be just like the old days I said but did propose 

That unlike Greeks Victorians should do them wearing clothes 

In 1896 we launched the games in dear old Greece 

Hoped it would make men more morale as well as less obese 

We built a stadium so we could start to play 

Games of the modern Olympics which we still have today 

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I'm on my personal glory 

But no-one remembers my name 

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So here to finish our story 

A man who has gold plated fame 

I'm Jesse Owens fastest man in 1936 

I took home 4 gold medals yeah, but that's just the basics 

What you should know about the fact I was victorious 

Is, it made hey Hitler mad ha it made him furious 

Hitler said Berlin should be the games Germanic base 

So he could show the world Aryans were the master race 

I won in 4 events he had to back pedal 

His evil theory destroyed with every medal 

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It's gonna burn forever 

Olympics are never in doubt 

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A fire of sporting endeavour 

You realise it's actually gone out 

Olympic, Olympic 

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