I was thinking of this song the other day and wondering about a verse Nic Jones included in his version. It is inserted a third verse (compared to the versions quoted here) which goes:

Well, good Queen Anne sent us abroad, to Flanders we did go;
And we left the Banks of Newfoundland, for to face the daring foe.
We climbed those lofty hills so high where guns stones broke, likewise,
And all those famous towns we took and we won great victory.

Just wondering if anyone can explain the reference to Flanders and "lofty hills so high". Which hills would those be? It doesn't sound as though the hills referred to were in Newfoundland.

I found a note that "George Wray sang Lord Melbourne on Unto Brigg Fair, from a cylinder recorded in 1908 by Percy Grainger." And this includes the verse as:

Then good Queen Anne sent us on board, to Flanders we did go.
We left the banks of Newfoundland to face our daring foe.
We climbed those lofty bills away, with broken guns, shields likewise;
And all those famous towns we took, to all the world's surprise.

I'm not at all sure what this version of the verse means.

Can anyone explain the "lofty hills so high" part? I don't like singing songs that I don't understand!

Many thanks.