TheWritingsinProseandVerseofRUDYARDKIPLING
CONTENTS
FollowedbyfirstlinesBARRACK—ROOMBALLADS
1889—1891
TOWOLCOTTBALESTIER
Beyondthepathoftheoutmostsunthroughutterdarknesshurled——
BARRACK—ROOMBALLADS
ToT。A。
Ihavemadeforyouasong，DANNYDEEVER
\"Whatarethebuglesblowin’for？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
TOMMY
Iwentintoapublic—’ousetogetapinto’beer，\"FUZZY—WUZZY\"
We’vefoughtwithmanymenacrosttheseas，SOLDIER，SOLDIER
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，SCREW—GUNS
Smokin’mypipeonthemountings，sniffin’themornin’cool，CELLS
I’veaheadlikeaconcertina：I’veatonguelikeabutton—stick：
GUNGADIN
Youmaytalko’ginandbeerOONTS
Wotmakesthesoldier’s’earttopenk，wotmakes’imtoperspire？
LOOT
Ifyou’veeverstoleapheasant—eggbe’indthekeeper’sback，\"SNARLEYOW\"
This’appenedinabattletoabatt’ryofthecorps，THEWIDOWATWINDSOR
’Aveyou’eardo’theWidowatWindsor？
BELTS
TherewasarowinSilverStreetthat’sneartoDublinQuay，THEYOUNGBRITISHSOLDIER
Whenthe’arf—maderecruitygoesouttotheEast，MANDALAY
BytheoldMoulmeinPagoda，lookin’eastwardtothesea，TROOPIN’
Troopin’，troopin’，troopin’tothesea，THEWIDOW’SPARTY
\"Wherehaveyoubeenthiswhileaway？\"
FORDO’KABULRIVER
Kabultown’sbyKabulriver，GENTLEMEN—RANKERS
Tothelegionofthelostones，tothecohortofthedamned，ROUTEMARCHIN’
We’remarchin’onreliefoverInjia’ssunnyplains，SHILLIN’ADAY
MynameisO’Kelly，I’veheardtheRevelly，OTHERVERSES
THEBALLADOFEASTANDWEST
Oh，EastisEast，andWestisWest，andneverthetwainshallmeet，THELASTSUTTEE
UdaiChandlaysicktodeath，THEBALLADOFTHEKING’SMERCY
AbdhurRahman，theDuraniChief，ofhimisthestorytold，THEBALLADOFTHEKING’SJEST
Whenspring—timeflushesthedesertgrass，WITHSCINDIATODELHI
Thewreathofbanquetovernightlaywitheredontheneck，THEBALLADOFBOHDATHONE
ThisistheballadofBohDaThone，THELAMENTOFTHEBORDERCATTLETHIEF
Owoeismeforthemerrylife，THERHYMEOFTHETHREECAPTAINS……Atthecloseofawinterday，THEBALLADOFTHE\"CLAMPHERDOWN\"
Itwasourwar—ship~Clampherdown~，THEBALLADOFTHE\"BOLIVAR\"
SevenmenfromalltheworldbacktoDocksagain，THESACRIFICEOFER—HEB
Er—HebbeyondtheHillsofAo—Safai，THEEXPLANATION
LoveandDeathonceceasedtheirstrife，THEGIFTOFTHESEA
Thedeadchildlayintheshroud，EVARRAANDHISGODS
Readhere：ThisisthestoryofEvarra——man——，THECONUNDRUMOFTHEWORKSHOPS
Whentheflushofanew—bornsunfellfirstonEden’sgreenandgold，THELEGENDOFEVIL
Thisisthesorrowfulstory，THEENGLISHFLAG
WindsoftheWorld，giveanswer！Theyarewhimperingtoandfro，\"CLEARED\"
Helpforapatriotdistressed，aspotlessspirithurt，ANIMPERIALRESCRIPT
NowthisisthetaleoftheCounciltheGermanKaiserdecreed，TOMLINSON
NowTomlinsongaveuptheghostinhishouseinBerkeleySquare，L’ENVOITO\"LIFE’SHANDICAP\"
Mynew—cutashlartakesthelight，L’ENVOI
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Kiplingfrequentlyusedtheswastikainthiscontext。]
THESEVENSEAS
1891—1896
DEDICATION
TheCitiesarefullofpride，THESEVENSEAS
ASONGOFTHEENGLISH
Fairisourlot——Ogoodlyisourheritage！
TheCoastwiseLightsOurbrowsareboundwithspindriftandtheweedisonourknees，TheSongoftheDeadHearnowtheSongoftheDead——intheNorthbythetornberg—edges，TheDeep—SeaCablesThewrecksdissolveaboveus;theirdustdropsdownfromafar——，TheSongoftheSonsOnefromtheendsoftheearth——giftsatanopendoor——，TheSongoftheCitiesRoyalandDower—royal，ItheQueen，England’sAnswerTrulyyecomeofTheBlood;slowertoblessthantoban，THEFIRSTCHANTEY
Minewasthewomantome，darklingIfoundher，THELASTCHANTEY
ThussaidTheLordintheVaultabovetheCherubim，THEMERCHANTMEN
KingSolomondrewmerchantmen，M’ANDREW’SHYMN
Lord，Thouhastmadethisworldbelowtheshadowofadream，THEMIRACLES
Isentamessagetomydear，THENATIVE—BORN
We’vedrunktotheQueen——Godblessher！
THEKING
\"Farewell，Romance！\"theCave—mensaid，THERHYMEOFTHETHREESEALERS
AwaybythelandsoftheJapanee，THEDERELICT
Iwasthestaunchestofourfleet，THEANSWER
ARose，intatters，onthegardenpath，THESONGOFTHEBANJO
Youcouldn’tpackaBroadwoodhalfamile，THELINERSHE’SALADY
TheLinershe’salady，an’sheneverlooksnor’eeds，MULHOLLAND’SCONTRACT
Thefearwasonthecattle，forthegalewasonthesea，ANCHORSONG
Heh！Walkherround。Heave，ahheavehershortagain！
FROM\"MANYINVENTIONS\"。
THELOSTLEGION
There’saLegionthatneverwas’listed，THESEA—WIFE
TheredwellsawifebytheNorthernGate，HYMNBEFOREACTION
Theearthisfullofanger，TOTHETRUEROMANCE
Thyfaceisfarfromthisourwar，FROM\"MANYINVENTIONS\"。
THEFLOWERS
BuymyEnglishposies！
THELASTRHYMEOFTRUETHOMAS
Thekinghascalledforpriestandcup，INTHENEOLITHICAGE
IntheNeolithicAgesavagewarfaredidIwage，THESTORYOFUNG
Once，onaglitteringice—field，agesandagesago，THETHREE—DECKER
Fullthirtyfootshetoweredfromwaterlinetorail，ANAMERICAN
IftheLedStrikercallitastrike，THE\"MARYGLOSTER\"
I’vepaidforyoursickestfancies;I’vehumouredyourcrackedestwhim，SESTINAOFTHETRAMP—ROYAL
Speakin’ingeneral，I’avetried’emall，BARRACK—ROOMBALLADS
\"BACKTOTHEARMYAGAIN\"
I’m’ereinatickyulsteran’abrokenbillycock’at，\"BIRDSOFPREY\"MARCH
March！Themudiscakin’goodaboutourtrousies，\"SOLDIERAN’SAILORTOO\"
AsIwasspittingintotheDitchaboardo’the~Crocodile~，SAPPERS
WhentheWatersweredriedan’theEarthdidappear，THATDAY
Itgotbeyondallordersan’itgotbeyondall’ope，\"THEMENTHATFOUGHTATMINDEN\"
ThementhatfoughtatMinden，theywasrookiesintheirtime，CHOLERACAMP
We’vegotthecholererincamp——it’sworsethanfortyfights，THELADIES
I’vetakenmyfunwhereI’vefoundit，BILL’AWKINS
\"’AsanybodyseenBill’Awkins？\"
THEMOTHER—LODGE
TherewasRundle，StationMaster，\"FOLLOWME’OME\"
Therewasnoonelike’im，’OrseorFoot，THESERGEANT’SWEDDIN’
’Ewaswarnedagin’er，THEJACKET
ThroughthePlaguesofEgyp’wewaschasin’Arabi，THE’EATHEN
The’eathenin’isblindnessbowsdowntowoodan’stone，THESHUT—EYESENTRY
SeztheJuniorOrderlySergeant，\"MARY，PITYWOMEN！\"
Youcallyourselfaman，FORTOADMIRE
TheInjianOceansetsan’smiles，L’ENVOI
WhenEarth’slastpictureispaintedandthetubesaretwistedanddried，BARRACK—ROOMBALLADSANDOTHERVERSES
1889—1891
TOWOLCOTTBALESTIER
Beyondthepathoftheoutmostsunthroughutterdarknesshurled——
Furtherthanevercometflaredorvagrantstar—dustswirled——
Livesuchasfoughtandsailedandruledandlovedandmadeourworld。
Theyarepurgedofpridebecausetheydied，theyknowtheworthoftheirbays，TheysitatwinewiththeMaidensNineandtheGodsoftheElderDays，ItistheirwilltoserveorbestillasfittethourFather’spraise。
’TistheirstosweepthroughtheringingdeepwhereAzrael’soutpostsare，OrbuffetapaththroughthePit’sredwrathwhenGodgoesouttowar，OrhangwiththerecklessSeraphimonthereinofared—manedstar。
TheytaketheirmirthinthejoyoftheEarth——
theydarenotgrieveforherpain——
Theyknowoftoilandtheendoftoil，theyknowGod’slawisplain，SotheywhistletheDeviltomakethemsportwhoknowthatSinisvain。
AndofttimescomethourwiseLordGod，masterofeverytrade，AndtellsthemtalesofHisdailytoil，ofEdensnewlymade;
AndtheyrisetotheirfeetasHepassesby，gentlemenunafraid。
TothesewhoarecleansedofbaseDesire，SorrowandLustandShame——
Godsfortheyknewtheheartsofmen，menfortheystoopedtoFame，BorneonthebreaththatmencallDeath，mybrother’sspiritcame。
HescarcehadneedtodoffhisprideorsloughthedrossofEarth——
E’enashetrodthatdaytoGodsowalkedhefromhisbirth，Insimplenessandgentlenessandhonourandcleanmirth。
SocuptolipinfellowshiptheygavehimwelcomehighAndmadehimplaceatthebanquetboard——theStrongMenrangedthereby，Whohaddonehisworkandheldhispeaceandhadnofeartodie。
Beyondtheloomofthelastlonestar，throughopendarknesshurled，Furtherthanrebelcometdaredorhivingstar—swarmswirled，SitshewiththosethatpraiseourGodforthattheyservedHisworld。
BARRACK—ROOMBALLADS
ToT。A。
Ihavemadeforyouasong，Anditmayberightorwrong，Butonlyyoucantellmeifit’strue;
IhavetriedfortoexplainBothyourpleasureandyourpain，And，Thomas，here’smybestrespectstoyou！
Othere’llsurelycomeadayWhenthey’llgiveyouallyourpay，AndtreatyouasaChristianoughttodo;
So，untilthatdaycomesround，Heavenkeepyousafeandsound，And，Thomas，here’smybestrespectstoyou！
R。K。
DANNYDEEVER
\"Whatarethebuglesblowin’for？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"Toturnyouout，toturnyouout\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
\"Whatmakesyoulooksowhite，sowhite？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"I’mdreadin’whatI’vegottowatch\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
Forthey’rehangin’DannyDeever，youcanheartheDeadMarchplay，Theregiment’sin’ollowsquare——they’rehangin’himto—day;
They’vetakenofhisbuttonsoffan’cuthisstripesaway，An’they’rehangin’DannyDeeverinthemornin’。
\"Whatmakestherear—rankbreatheso’ard？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"It’sbittercold，it’sbittercold\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
\"Whatmakesthatfront—rankmanfalldown？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"Atoucho’sun，atoucho’sun\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
Theyarehangin’DannyDeever，theyaremarchin’of’imround，They’ave’altedDannyDeeverby’iscoffinontheground;
An’’e’llswingin’arfaminuteforasneakin’shootin’hound——
Othey’rehangin’DannyDeeverinthemornin’！
\"’Iscotwasright—’andcottomine\"，saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"’E’ssleepin’outan’farto—night\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
\"I’vedrunk’isbeerascoreo’times\"，saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"’E’sdrinkin’bitterbeeralone\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
Theyarehangin’DannyDeever，youmustmark’imto’isplace，For’eshotacomradesleepin’——youmustlook’imintheface;
Nine’undredof’iscountyan’theregiment’sdisgrace，Whilethey’rehangin’DannyDeeverinthemornin’。
\"What’sthatsoblackagin’thesun？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"It’sDannyfightin’’ardforlife\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
\"What’sthatthatwhimpersover’ead？\"saidFiles—on—Parade。
\"It’sDanny’ssoulthat’spassin’now\"，theColour—Sergeantsaid。
Forthey’redonewithDannyDeever，youcan’earthequickstepplay，Theregiment’sincolumn，an’they’remarchin’usaway;
Ho！theyoungrecruitsareshakin’，an’they’llwanttheirbeerto—day，Afterhangin’DannyDeeverinthemornin’。
TOMMY
Iwentintoapublic—’ousetogetapinto’beer，Thepublican’eupan’sez，\"Weservenored—coatshere。\"
Thegirlsbe’indthebartheylaughedan’giggledfittodie，Ioutsintothestreetagainan’tomyselfsezI：
Oit’sTommythis，an’Tommythat，an’\"Tommy，goaway\";
Butit’s\"Thankyou，MisterAtkins\"，whenthebandbeginstoplay，Thebandbeginstoplay，myboys，thebandbeginstoplay，Oit’s\"Thankyou，MisterAtkins\"，whenthebandbeginstoplay。
Iwentintoatheatreassoberascouldbe，Theygaveadrunkcivilianroom，but’adn’tnoneforme;
Theysentmetothegalleryorroundthemusic—’alls，Butwhenitcomestofightin’，Lord！they’llshovemeinthestalls！
Forit’sTommythis，an’Tommythat，an’\"Tommy，waitoutside\";
Butit’s\"SpecialtrainforAtkins\"whenthetrooper’sonthetide，Thetroopship’sonthetide，myboys，thetroopship’sonthetide，Oit’s\"SpecialtrainforAtkins\"whenthetrooper’sonthetide。
Yes，makin’mocko’uniformsthatguardyouwhileyousleepIscheaperthanthemuniforms，an’they’restarvationcheap;
An’hustlin’drunkensoldierswhenthey’regoin’largeabitIsfivetimesbetterbusinessthanparadin’infullkit。
Thenit’sTommythis，an’Tommythat，an’\"Tommy，’ow’syersoul？\"
Butit’s\"Thinredlineof’eroes\"whenthedrumsbegintoroll，Thedrumsbegintoroll，myboys，thedrumsbegintoroll，Oit’s\"Thinredlineof’eroes\"whenthedrumsbegintoroll。
Wearen’tnothinred’eroes，norwearen’tnoblackguardstoo，Butsinglemeninbarricks，mostremarkablelikeyou;
An’ifsometimesourconduckisn’tallyourfancypaints，Why，singlemeninbarricksdon’tgrowintoplastersaints;
Whileit’sTommythis，an’Tommythat，an’\"Tommy，fallbe’ind\"，Butit’s\"Pleasetowalkinfront，sir\"，whenthere’stroubleinthewind，There’stroubleinthewind，myboys，there’stroubleinthewind，Oit’s\"Pleasetowalkinfront，sir\"，whenthere’stroubleinthewind。
Youtalko’betterfoodforus，an’schools，an’fires，an’all：
We’llwaitforextryrationsifyoutreatusrational。
Don’tmessaboutthecook—roomslops，butproveittoourfaceTheWidow’sUniformisnotthesoldier—man’sdisgrace。
Forit’sTommythis，an’Tommythat，an’\"Chuckhimout，thebrute！\"
Butit’s\"Saviourof’iscountry\"whenthegunsbegintoshoot;
An’it’sTommythis，an’Tommythat，an’anythingyouplease;
An’Tommyain’tabloomin’fool——youbetthatTommysees！
\"FUZZY—WUZZY\"
（SoudanExpeditionaryForce）
We’vefoughtwithmanymenacrosttheseas，An’someof’emwasbravean’somewasnot：
ThePaythanan’theZuluan’Burmese;
ButtheFuzzywasthefinesto’thelot。
Wenevergotaha’porth’schangeof’im：
’Esquattedinthescruban’’ockedour’orses，’EcutoursentriesupatSua~kim~，An’’eplayedthecatan’banjowithourforces。
So’ere’s~to~you，Fuzzy—Wuzzy，atyour’omeintheSoudan;
You’reaporebenighted’eathenbutafirst—classfightin’man;
Wegivesyouyourcertificate，an’ifyouwantitsignedWe’llcomean’’avearompwithyouwheneveryou’reinclined。
WetookourchanstamongtheKhyber’ills，TheBoersknockedussillyatamile，TheBurmangiveusIrriwaddychills，An’aZulu~impi~dishedusupinstyle：
ButallweevergotfromsuchastheyWaspoptowhattheFuzzymadeusswaller;
We’eldourbloomin’own，thepaperssay，ButmanformantheFuzzyknockedus’oller。
Then’ere’s~to~you，Fuzzy—Wuzzy，an’themissisandthekid;
Ourorderswastobreakyou，an’ofcoursewewentan’did。
WesloshedyouwithMartinis，an’itwasn’t’ardlyfair;
Butforalltheoddsagin’you，Fuzzy—Wuz，youbrokethesquare。
’E’asn’tgotnopapersof’isown，’E’asn’tgotnomedalsnorrewards，Sowemustcertifytheskill’e’sshownInusin’of’islongtwo—’andedswords：
When’e’s’oppin’inan’outamongthebushWith’iscoffin—’eadedshieldan’shovel—spear，An’appydaywithFuzzyontherushWilllastan’ealthyTommyforayear。
So’ere’s~to~you，Fuzzy—Wuzzy，an’yourfriendswhicharenomore，Ifwe’adn’tlostsomemessmateswewould’elpyoutodeplore;
Butgivean’take’sthegospel，an’we’llcallthebargainfair，Forifyou’avelostmorethanus，youcrumpledupthesquare！
’Erushesatthesmokewhenweletdrive，An’，beforeweknow，’e’s’ackin’atour’ead;
’E’sall’otsandan’gingerwhenalive，An’’e’sgenerallyshammin’when’e’sdead。
’E’sadaisy，’e’saducky，’e’salamb！
’E’sainjia—rubberidiotonthespree，’E’stheon’ythingthatdoesn’tgiveadamnForaRegimento’BritishInfantree！
So’ere’s~to~you，Fuzzy—Wuzzy，atyour’omeintheSoudan;
You’reaporebenighted’eathenbutafirst—classfightin’man;
An’’ere’s~to~you，Fuzzy—Wuzzy，withyour’ayrick’eadof’air——
Youbigblackboundin’beggar——foryoubrokeaBritishsquare！
SOLDIER，SOLDIER
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，Whydon’tyoumarchwithmytruelove？\"
\"We’refreshfromofftheshipan’’e’smaybegivetheslip，An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
Newlove！Truelove！
Bestgolookforanewlove，Thedeadtheycannotrise，an’you’dbetterdryyoureyes，An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，Whatdidyouseeo’mytruelove？\"
\"Iseed’imservetheQueeninasuito’rifle—green，An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，Didyeseenomoreo’mytruelove？\"
\"Iseed’imrunnin’bywhentheshotsbeguntofly——
Butyou’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，Didaughttake’armtomytruelove？\"
\"Icouldn’tseethefight，forthesmokeitlaysowhite——
An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，I’llupan’tendtomytruelove！\"
\"’E’slyingonthedeadwithabulletthrough’is’ead，An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，I’lldownan’diewithmytruelove！\"
\"Thepitwedug’ll’ide’iman’thetwentymenbeside’im——
An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，Doyoubringnosignfrommytruelove？\"
\"Ibringalockof’airthat’eallususedtowear，An’you’dbestgolookforanewlove。\"
\"Soldier，soldiercomefromthewars，OthenIknowit’strueI’velostmytruelove！\"
\"An’Itellyoutruthagain——whenyou’velostthefeelo’painYou’dbesttakemeforyourtruelove。\"
Truelove！Newlove！
Besttake’imforanewlove，Thedeadtheycannotrise，an’you’dbetterdryyoureyes，An’you’dbesttake’imforyourtruelove。
SCREW—GUNS
Smokin’mypipeonthemountings，sniffin’themornin’cool，Iwalksinmyoldbrowngaitersalongo’myoldbrownmule，Withseventygunnersbe’indme，an’neverabeggarforgetsIt’sonlythepickoftheArmythathandlesthedearlittlepets——’Tss！’Tss！
Foryoualllovethescrew—guns——thescrew—gunstheyallloveyou！
Sowhenwecallroundwithafewguns，o’courseyouwillknowwhattodo——hoo！hoo！
JestsendinyourChiefan’surrender——
it’sworseifyoufightsoryouruns：
Youcangowhereyouplease，youcanskidupthetrees，butyoudon’tgetawayfromtheguns！
Theysendsusalongwheretheroadsare，butmostlywegoeswheretheyain’t：
We’dclimbupthesideofasign—boardan’trusttothesticko’thepaint：
We’vechiviedtheNagaan’Looshai，we’vegivetheAfreedeemanfits，Forwefanciesourselvesattwothousand，wegunsthatarebuiltintwobits——’Tss！’Tss！
Foryoualllovethescrew—guns……
Ifamandoesn’twork，why，wedrills’iman’teaches’im’owtobehave;
Ifabeggarcan’tmarch，why，wekills’iman’rattles’iminto’isgrave。
You’vegottostanduptoourbusinessan’springwithoutsnatchin’orfuss。
D’yousaythatyousweatwiththefield—guns？
ByGod，youmustlatherwithus——’Tss！’Tss！
Foryoualllovethescrew—guns……
Theeaglesisscreamin’aroundus，theriver’sa—moanin’below，We’reclearo’thepinean’theoak—scrub，we’reoutontherocksan’thesnow，An’thewindisasthinasawhip—lashwhatcarriesawaytotheplainsTherattlean’stampo’thelead—mules——
thejinglety—jinko’thechains——’Tss！’Tss！
Foryoualllovethescrew—guns……
There’sawheelontheHornso’theMornin’，an’awheelontheedgeo’thePit，An’adropintonothin’beneathyouasstraightasabeggarcanspit：
Withthesweatrunnin’outo’yourshirt—sleeves，an’thesunoffthesnowinyourface，An’’arfo’themenonthedrag—ropestoholdtheoldgunin’erplace——’Tss！’Tss！
Foryoualllovethescrew—guns……
Smokin’mypipeonthemountings，sniffin’themornin’cool，Iclimbsinmyoldbrowngaitersalongo’myoldbrownmule。
Themonkeycansaywhatourroadwas——
thewild—goat’eknowswherewepassed。
Standeasy，youlong—earedolddarlin’s！
Outdrag—ropes！Withshrapnel！Holdfast——’Tss！’Tss！
Foryoualllovethescrew—guns——thescrew—gunstheyallloveyou！
Sowhenwetaketeawithafewguns，o’courseyouwillknowwhattodo——hoo！hoo！
JestsendinyourChiefan’surrender——
it’sworseifyoufightsoryouruns：
Youmayhideinthecaves，they’llbeonlyyourgraves，butyoucan’tgetawayfromtheguns！
CELLS
I’veaheadlikeaconcertina：I’veatonguelikeabutton—stick：
I’veamouthlikeanoldpotato，andI’mmorethanalittlesick，ButI’vehadmyfuno’theCorp’ral’sGuard：I’vemadethecindersfly，AndI’mhereintheClinkforathunderingdrinkandblackingtheCorporal’seye。
Withasecond—handovercoatundermyhead，Andabeautifulviewoftheyard，Oit’spack—drillformeandafortnight’sC。B。
For\"drunkandresistingtheGuard！\"
MaddrunkandresistingtheGuard——
’Strewth，butIsockeditthemhard！
Soit’spack—drillformeandafortnight’sC。B。
For\"drunkandresistingtheGuard。\"
Istartedo’canteenporter，Ifinishedo’canteenbeer，Butadoseo’ginthatamateslippedin，itwasthatthatbroughtmehere。
’TwasthatandanextrydoubleGuardthatrubbedmynoseinthedirt;
ButIfellawaywiththeCorp’ral’sstockandthebestoftheCorp’ral’sshirt。
Ileftmycapinapublic—house，mybootsinthepublicroad，AndLordknowswhere，andIdon’tcare，mybeltandmytunicgoed;
They’llstopmypay，they’llcutawaythestripesIusedtowear，ButIleftmymarkontheCorp’ral’sface，andIthinkhe’llkeepitthere！
Mywifeshecriesonthebarrack—gate，mykidinthebarrack—yard，Itain’tthatImindtheOrd’lyroom——it’s~that~thatcutssohard。
I’lltakemyoathbeforethemboththatIwillsureabstain，ButassoonasI’minwithamateandgin，IknowI’lldoitagain！
Withasecond—handovercoatundermyhead，Andabeautifulviewoftheyard，Yes，it’spack—drillformeandafortnight’sC。B。
For\"drunkandresistingtheGuard！\"
MaddrunkandresistingtheGuard——
’Strewth，butIsockeditthemhard！
Soit’spack—drillformeandafortnight’sC。B。
For\"drunkandresistingtheGuard。\"
GUNGADIN
Youmaytalko’ginandbeerWhenyou’requarteredsafeout’ere，An’you’resenttopenny—fightsan’Aldershotit;
ButwhenitcomestoslaughterYouwilldoyourworkonwater，An’you’lllickthebloomin’bootsof’imthat’sgotit。
NowinInjia’ssunnyclime，WhereIusedtospendmytimeA—servin’of’ErMajestytheQueen，OfallthemblackfacedcrewThefinestmanIknewWasourregimentalbhisti，GungaDin。
Hewas\"Din！Din！Din！
Youlimpin’lumpo’brick—dust，GungaDin！
Hi！slippery~hitherao~！
Water，getit！~Paneelao~！[Bringwaterswiftly。]
Yousquidgy—nosedoldidol，GungaDin。\"
Theuniform’eworeWasnothin’muchbefore，An’ratherlessthan’arfo’thatbe’ind，Forapieceo’twistyragAn’agoatskinwater—bagWasallthefield—equipment’ecouldfind。
Whenthesweatin’troop—trainlayInasidin’throughtheday，Wherethe’eatwouldmakeyourbloomin’eyebrowscrawl，Weshouted\"HarryBy！\"[Mr。Atkins’sequivalentfor\"Obrother。\"]
Tillourthroatswerebricky—dry，Thenwewopped’im’cause’ecouldn’tserveusall。
Itwas\"Din！Din！Din！
You’eathen，wherethemischief’aveyoubeen？
Youputsome~juldee~init[Bequick。]
OrI’ll~marrow~youthisminute[Hityou。]
Ifyoudon’tfillupmyhelmet，GungaDin！\"
’Ewoulddotan’carryoneTillthelongestdaywasdone;
An’’edidn’tseemtoknowtheuseo’fear。
Ifwechargedorbrokeorcut，Youcouldbetyourbloomin’nut，’E’dbewaitin’fiftypacesrightflankrear。
With’is~mussick~on’isback，[Water—skin。]
’Ewouldskipwithourattack，An’watchustillthebuglesmade\"Retire\"，An’forall’isdirty’ide’Ewaswhite，clearwhite，insideWhen’ewenttotendthewoundedunderfire！
Itwas\"Din！Din！Din！\"
Withthebulletskickin’dust—spotsonthegreen。
Whenthecartridgesranout，Youcouldhearthefront—filesshout，\"Hi！ammunition—mulesan’GungaDin！\"
Ishan’tforgitthenightWhenIdroppedbe’indthefightWithabulletwheremybelt—plateshould’a’been。
Iwaschokin’madwiththirst，An’themanthatspiedmefirstWasourgoodoldgrinnin’，gruntin’GungaDin。
’Eliftedupmy’ead，An’hepluggedmewhereIbled，An’’eguvme’arf—a—pinto’water—green：
Itwascrawlin’anditstunk，ButofallthedrinksI’vedrunk，I’mgratefullesttoonefromGungaDin。
Itwas\"Din！Din！Din！
’Ere’sabeggarwithabulletthrough’isspleen;
’E’schawin’uptheground，An’’e’skickin’allaround：
ForGawd’ssakegitthewater，GungaDin！\"
’EcarriedmeawayTowhereadoolilay，An’abulletcomean’drilledthebeggarclean。
’Eputmesafeinside，An’justbefore’edied，\"I’opeyoulikedyourdrink\"，sezGungaDin。
SoI’llmeet’imlateronAttheplacewhere’eisgone——
Whereit’salwaysdoubledrillandnocanteen;
’E’llbesquattin’onthecoalsGivin’drinktopoordamnedsouls，An’I’llgetaswiginhellfromGungaDin！
Yes，Din！Din！Din！
YouLazarushian—leatherGungaDin！
ThoughI’vebeltedyouandflayedyou，Bythelivin’Gawdthatmadeyou，You’reabettermanthanIam，GungaDin！
OONTS
（NorthernIndiaTransportTrain）
Wotmakesthesoldier’s’earttopenk，wotmakes’imtoperspire？
Itisn’tstandin’uptochargenorlyin’downtofire;
Butit’severlastin’waitin’onaeverlastin’roadForthecommissariatcamelan’’iscommissariatload。
Otheoont*，Otheoont，Othecommissariatoont！
With’issillynecka—bobbin’likeabasketfullo’snakes;
Wepacks’imlikeanidol，an’yououghtto’ear’imgrunt，An’whenwegets’imloadedup’isblessedgirth—ropebreaks。
*Camel：——~oo~ispronouncedlike~u~in\"bull\"，butbyMr。Atkinstorhymewith\"front\"。
Wotmakestherear—guardswearso’ardwhennightisdrorin’in，An’everynativefollowerisshiverin’for’isskin？
Itain’tthechansto’beingrushedbyPaythansfromthe’ills，It’sthecommissariatcamelputtin’on’isbloomin’frills！
Otheoont，Otheoont，Othehairyscaryoont！
A—trippin’overtent—ropeswhenwe’vegotthenightalarm！
Wesocks’imwithastretcher—polean’’eads’imoffinfront，An’whenwe’vesaved’isbloomin’life’echawsourbloomin’arm。
The’orse’eknowsaboveabit，thebullock’sbutafool，Theelephant’sagentleman，thebattery—mule’samule;
Butthecommissariatcam—u—el，whenallissaidan’done，’E’sadevilan’aostrichan’aorphan—childinone。
Otheoont，Otheoont，OtheGawd—forsakenoont！
Thelumpy—’umpy’ummin’—birda—singin’where’elies，’E’sblockedthewholedivisionfromtherear—guardtothefront，An’whenwegethimupagain——thebeggargoesan’dies！
’E’llgallan’chafean’lamean’fight——’esmellsmostawfulvile;
’E’lllose’isselfforeverifyoulet’imstrayamile;
’E’sgametograzethe’oledaylongan’’owlthe’olenightthrough，An’when’ecomestogreasyground’esplits’isselfintwo。
Otheoont，Otheoont，Othefloppin’，droppin’oont！
When’islonglegsgivefromunderan’’ismeltin’eyeisdim，Thetribesisupbe’indus，andthetribesisoutinfront——
Itain’tnojamforTommy，butit’skitesan’crowsfor’im。
Sowhenthecruelmarchisdone，an’whentheroadsisblind，An’whenweseesthecampinfrontan’’earstheshotsbe’ind，Ho！thenwestrips’issaddleoff，andall’iswoesispast：
’Ethinksonusthatused’imso，andgetsrevengeatlast。
Otheoont，Otheoont，Othefloatin’，bloatin’oont！
Thelatelamentedcamelinthewater—cut’elies;
Wekeepsamilebe’ind’iman’wekeepsamileinfront，But’egetsintothedrinkin’—casks，andtheno’coursewedies。
LOOT
Ifyou’veeverstoleapheasant—eggbe’indthekeeper’sback，Ifyou’veeversniggedthewashin’fromtheline，Ifyou’veevercrammedaganderinyourbloomin’’aversack，Youwillunderstandthislittlesongo’mine。
Buttheservicerulesare’ard，an’fromsuchwearedebarred，ForthesamewithEnglishmoralsdoesnotsuit。
（~Cornet~：Toot！toot！）
W’y，theycallamanarobberif’estuffs’ismarchin’clobberWiththe——
（~Chorus~）Loo！loo！Lulu！lulu！Loo！loo！Loot！loot！loot！
Owtheloot！
Bloomin’loot！
That’sthethingtomaketheboysgitupan’shoot！
It’sthesamewithdogsan’men，Ifyou’dmake’emcomeagainClap’emforwardwithaLoo！loo！Lulu！Loot！
（~ff~）Whoopee！Tear’im，puppy！Loo！loo！Lulu！Loot！loot！loot！
Ifyou’veknockedaniggeredgewayswhen’e’sthrustin’foryourlife，Youmustleave’imverycarefulwhere’efell;
An’maythankyourstarsan’gaitersifyoudidn’tfeel’isknifeThatyouain’ttoldofftobury’imaswell。
Thenthesweatin’TommieswonderastheyspadethebeggarsunderWhylootin’shouldbeenteredasacrime;
Soifmysongyou’ll’ear，Iwilllearnyouplainan’clear’Owtopayyourselfforfightin’overtime。
（~Chorus~）Withtheloot，……
Nowrememberwhenyou’re’ackingroundagildedBurmagodThat’iseyesisveryoftenpreciousstones;
An’ifyoutreataniggertoadoseo’cleanin’—rod’E’sliketoshowyoueverything’eowns。
When’ewon’tprodoocenomore，poursomewateronthefloorWhereyou’earitanswer’ollowtotheboot（~Cornet~：Toot！toot！）——
Whenthegroundbeginstosink，shoveyourbaynickdownthechink，An’you’resuretotouchthe——
（~Chorus~）Loo！loo！Lulu！Loot！loot！loot！
Owtheloot！……
Whenfrom’ouseto’ouseyou’re’unting，youmustalwaysworkinpairs——
It’alvesthegain，butsaferyouwillfind——
Forasinglemangetsbottledonthemtwisty—wistystairs，An’awomancomesandclobs’imfrombe’ind。
Whenyou’veturned’eminsideout，an’itseemsbeyondadoubtAsifthereweren’tenoughtodustaflute（~Cornet~：Toot！toot！）——
Beforeyouslingyour’ook，atthe’ousetopstakealook，Forit’sunderneaththetilesthey’idetheloot。
（~Chorus~）Owtheloot！……
YoucanmostlysquareaSergintan’aQuartermastertoo，Ifyouonlytaketheproperwaytogo;
~I~couldneverkeepmypickin’s，butI’velearnedyouallIknew——
An’don’tyouneversayItoldyouso。
An’nowI’llbidgood—bye，forI’mgettin’ratherdry，An’Iseeanothertunin’uptotoot（~Cornet~：Toot！toot！）——
So’ere’sgood—lucktothosethatwearstheWidow’sclo’es，An’theDevilsend’emalltheywanto’loot！
（~Chorus~）Yes，theloot，Bloomin’loot！
Inthetunican’themess—tinan’theboot！
It’sthesamewithdogsan’men，Ifyou’dmake’emcomeagain（~fff~）Whoop’emforwardwithaLoo！loo！Lulu！Loot！loot！loot！
Heeya！Sick’im，puppy！Loo！loo！Lulu！Loot！loot！loot！
\"SNARLEYOW\"
This’appenedinabattletoabatt’ryofthecorpsWhichisfirstamongthewomenan’amazin’firstinwar;
An’whatthebloomin’battlewasIdon’tremembernow，ButTwo’soff—lead’eansweredtothenameo’~Snarleyow~。
DownintheInfantry，nobodycares;
DownintheCavalry，Colonel’eswears;
ButdownintheleadwiththewheelattheflogTurnstheboldBombardiertoalittlewhippeddog！
Theywasmovin’intoaction，theywasneededverysore，Tolearnalittleschoolin’toanativearmycorps，They’adnippedagainstanuphill，theywastuckin’downthebrow，Whenatricky，trundlin’roundshotgivetheknockto~Snarleyow~。
Theycut’imloosean’left’im——’ewasalmosttoreintwo——
Buthetriedtofollowafterasawell—trained’orseshoulddo;
’Ewentan’fouledthelimber，an’theDriver’sBrothersqueals：
\"Pullup，pullupfor~Snarleyow~——’ishead’sbetween’is’eels！\"
TheDriver’umped’isshoulder，forthewheelswasgoin’round，An’thereain’tno\"Stop，conductor！\"whenabatt’ry’schangin’ground;
Sez’e：\"Ibrokethebeggarin，an’verysadIfeels，ButIcouldn’tpullup，notfor~you~——your’eadbetweenyour’eels！\"
’E’adn’t’ardlyspoketheword，beforeadroppin’shellAlittlerightthebatt’ryan’betweenthesectionsfell;
An’whenthesmoke’adclearedaway，beforethelimberwheels，TherelaytheDriver’sBrotherwith’is’eadbetween’is’eels。
ThenseztheDriver’sBrother，an’’iswordswasveryplain，\"ForGawd’sownsakegetoverme，an’putmeouto’pain。\"
Theysaw’iswoundswasmortial，an’theyjudgedthatitwasbest，Sotheytookan’drovethelimberstraightacross’isbackan’chest。
TheDriver’egivenothin’’ceptalittlecoughin’grunt，But’eswung’is’orses’andsomewhenitcameto\"ActionFront！\"
An’ifonewheelwasjuicy，youmaylayyourMondayhead’Twasjuicierfortheniggerswhenthecasebeguntospread。
Themorilofthisstory，itisplainlytobeseen：
You’avn’tgotnofamilieswhenservin’oftheQueen——
You’avn’tgotnobrothers，fathers，sisters，wives，orsons——
Ifyouwanttowinyourbattlestakean’workyourbloomin’guns！
DownintheInfantry，nobodycares;
DownintheCavalry，Colonel’eswears;
ButdownintheleadwiththewheelattheflogTurnstheboldBombardiertoalittlewhippeddog！
THEWIDOWATWINDSOR
’Aveyou’eardo’theWidowatWindsorWithahairygoldcrownon’er’ead？
She’asshipsonthefoam——she’asmillionsat’ome，An’shepaysuspoorbeggarsinred。
（Ow，poorbeggarsinred！）
There’s’ernickonthecavalry’orses，There’s’ermarkonthemedicalstores——
An’’ertroopersyou’llfindwithafairwindbe’indThattakesustovariouswars。
（Poorbeggars！——barbariouswars！）
Then’ere’stotheWidowatWindsor，An’’ere’stothestoresan’theguns，Themenan’the’orseswhatmakesuptheforcesO’MissisVictorier’ssons。
（Poorbeggars！Victorier’ssons！）
Walkwideo’theWidowatWindsor，For’alfo’Creationsheowns：
We’avebought’erthesamewiththeswordan’theflame，An’we’vesalteditdownwithourbones。
（Poorbeggars！——it’sbluewithourbones！）
Handsoffo’thesonso’theWidow，Handsoffo’thegoodsin’ershop，FortheKingsmustcomedownan’theEmperorsfrownWhentheWidowatWindsorsays\"Stop\"！
（Poorbeggars！——we’resenttosay\"Stop\"！）
Then’ere’stotheLodgeo’theWidow，FromthePoletotheTropicsitruns——
TotheLodgethatwetilewiththerankan’thefile，An’openinformwiththeguns。
（Poorbeggars！——it’salwaystheyguns！）
We’ave’eardo’theWidowatWindsor，It’ssafesttolet’eralone：
For’ersentrieswestandbytheseaan’thelandWhereverthebuglesareblown。
（Poorbeggars！——an’don’twegetblown！）
Take’oldo’theWingso’theMornin’，An’floproundtheearthtillyou’redead;
Butyouwon’tgetawayfromthetunethattheyplayTothebloomin’oldragover’ead。
（Poorbeggars！——it’s’otover’ead！）
Then’ere’stothesonso’theWidow，Wherever，’owevertheyroam。
’Ere’salltheydesire，an’iftheyrequireAspeedyreturntotheir’ome。
（Poorbeggars！——they’llneversee’ome！）
BELTS
TherewasarowinSilverStreetthat’sneartoDublinQuay，BetweenanIrishregimentan’Englishcavalree;
ItstartedatRevellyan’itlastedontilldark：
ThefirstmandroppedatHarrison’s，thelastforninstthePark。
Foritwas：——\"Belts，belts，belts，an’that’soneforyou！\"
An’itwas\"Belts，belts，belts，an’that’sdoneforyou！\"
Obucklean’tongueWasthesongthatwesungFromHarrison’sdowntothePark！
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——theregimentswasout，Theycalledus\"DelhiRebels\"，an’weanswered\"Threesabout！\"
Thatdrewthemlikeahornet’snest——wemetthemgoodan’large，TheEnglishatthedoublean’theIrishatthecharge。
Thenitwas：——\"Belts……
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——an’Iwasinittoo;
Wepassedthetimeo’day，an’thenthebeltswentwhirraru！
Imisrememberwhatoccurred，butsubsequintthestormA~Freeman’sJournalSupplemint~wasallmyuniform。
Oitwas：——\"Belts……
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——theysentthePolisthere，TheEnglishweretoodrunktoknow，theIrishdidn’tcare;
Butwhentheygrewimpertinintwesimultaneousrose，Tillhalfo’themwasLiffeymudan’halfwastattheredclo’es。
Foritwas：——\"Belts……
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——itmightha’ragedtillnow，Butsomeonedrewhisside—armclear，an’nobodyknewhow;
’TwasHogantookthepointan’dropped;wesawtheredbloodrun：
An’soweallwasmurderersthatstartedoutinfun。
Whileitwas：——\"Belts……
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——butthatputdowntheshine，Wideachmanwhisperin’tohisnext：\"’Twasneverworko’mine！\"
Wewentawaylikebeatendogs，an’downthestreetweborehim，Thepoordumbcorpsethatcouldn’ttellthebhoysweresorryforhim。
Whenitwas：——\"Belts……
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——itisn’toveryet，Forhalfofusareunderguardwidpunishmentstoget;
’TisallamerricletomeasintheClinkIlie：
TherewasarowinSilverStreet——begod，Iwonderwhy！
Butitwas：——\"Belts，belts，belts，an’that’soneforyou！\"
An’itwas\"Belts，belts，belts，an’that’sdoneforyou！\"
Obucklean’tongueWasthesongthatwesungFromHarrison’sdowntothePark！
THEYOUNGBRITISHSOLDIER
Whenthe’arf—maderecruitygoesouttotheEast’Eactslikeababean’’edrinkslikeabeast，An’’ewondersbecause’eisfrequentdeceasedEre’e’sfitfortoserveasasoldier。
Serve，serve，serveasasoldier，Serve，serve，serveasasoldier，Serve，serve，serveasasoldier，So—oldier~OF~theQueen！
Nowallyourecruitieswhat’sdraftedto—day，Youshutupyourrag—boxan’’arktomylay，An’I’llsingyouasoldierasfarasImay：
Asoldierwhat’sfitforasoldier。
Fit，fit，fitforasoldier……
Firstmindyousteerclearo’thegrog—sellers’huts，FortheysellyouFixedBay’netsthatrotsoutyourguts——
Ay，drinkthat’udeatthelivesteelfromyourbutts——
An’it’sbadfortheyoungBritishsoldier。
Bad，bad，badforthesoldier……
Whenthecholeracomes——asitwillpastadoubt——
Keepoutofthewetanddon’tgoontheshout，Forthesicknessgetsinastheliquordiesout，An’itcrumplestheyoungBritishsoldier。
Crum—，crum—，crumplesthesoldier……
Buttheworsto’yourfoesisthesunover’ead：
You~must~wearyour’elmetforallthatissaid：
If’efindsyouuncovered’e’llknockyoudowndead，An’you’lldielikeafoolofasoldier。
Fool，fool，foolofasoldier……
Ifyou’recastforfatiguebyasergeantunkind，Don’tgrouselikeawomannorcrackonnorblind;
Behandyandcivil，andthenyouwillfindThatit’sbeerfortheyoungBritishsoldier。
Beer，beer，beerforthesoldier……
Now，ifyoumustmarry，takecaresheisold——
Atroop—sergeant’swidow’sthenicestI’mtold，Forbeautywon’thelpifyourrationsiscold，Norloveain’tenoughforasoldier。
’Nough，’nough，’noughforasoldier……
Ifthewifeshouldgowrongwithacomrade，beloathToshootwhenyoucatch’em——you’llswing，onmyoath！——
Make’imtake’erandkeep’er：that’sHellforthemboth，An’you’reshuto’thecurseofasoldier。
Curse，curse，curseofasoldier……
Whenfirstunderfirean’you’rewishfultoduck，Don’tlooknortake’eedatthemanthatisstruck，Bethankfulyou’relivin’，andtrusttoyourluckAndmarchtoyourfrontlikeasoldier。
Front，front，frontlikeasoldier……
When’arfofyourbulletsflywideintheditch，Don’tcallyourMartiniacross—eyedoldbitch;
She’shumanasyouare——youtreatherassich，An’she’llfightfortheyoungBritishsoldier。
Fight，fight，fightforthesoldier……
Whenshakin’theirbustleslikeladiessofine，Thegunso’theenemywheelintoline，Shootlowatthelimbersan’don’tmindtheshine，Fornoiseneverstartlesthesoldier。
Start—，start—，startlesthesoldier……
Ifyourofficer’sdeadandthesergeantslookwhite，Rememberit’sruintorunfromafight：
Sotakeopenorder，liedown，andsittight，Andwaitforsupportslikeasoldier。
Wait，wait，waitlikeasoldier……
Whenyou’rewoundedandleftonAfghanistan’splains，Andthewomencomeouttocutupwhatremains，JestrolltoyourrifleandblowoutyourbrainsAn’gotoyourGawdlikeasoldier。
Go，go，golikeasoldier，Go，go，golikeasoldier，Go，go，golikeasoldier，So—oldier~of~theQueen！
MANDALAY
BytheoldMoulmeinPagoda，lookin’eastwardtothesea，There’saBurmagirla—settin’，andIknowshethinkso’me;
Forthewindisinthepalm—trees，andthetemple—bellstheysay：
\"Comeyouback，youBritishsoldier;comeyoubacktoMandalay！\"
ComeyoubacktoMandalay，WheretheoldFlotillalay：
Can’tyou’eartheirpaddleschunkin’fromRangoontoMandalay？
OntheroadtoMandalay，Wheretheflyin’—fishesplay，An’thedawncomesuplikethunderouterChina’crosttheBay！
’Erpetticoatwasyalleran’’erlittlecapwasgreen，An’’ernamewasSupi—yaw—lat——jes’thesameasTheebaw’sQueen，An’Iseedherfirsta—smokin’ofawhackin’whitecheroot，An’a—wastin’Christiankissesonan’eathenidol’sfoot：
Bloomin’idolmadeo’mud——
WottheycalledtheGreatGawdBudd——
PluckylotshecaredforidolswhenIkissed’erwhereshestud！
OntheroadtoMandalay……
Whenthemistwasontherice—fieldsan’thesunwasdroppin’slow，She’dgit’erlittlebanjoan’she’dsing\"~Kulla—lo—lo！~\"
With’erarmuponmyshoulderan’’ercheekagin’mycheekWeuseterwatchthesteamersan’the~hathis~pilin’teak。
Elephintsa—pilin’teakInthesludgy，squdgycreek，Wherethesilence’ungthat’eavyyouwas’arfafraidtospeak！
OntheroadtoMandalay……
Butthat’sallshovebe’indme——longagoan’furaway，An’thereain’tno’bussesrunnin’fromtheBanktoMandalay;
An’I’mlearnin’’ereinLondonwhattheten—yearsoldiertells：
\"Ifyou’ve’eardtheEasta—callin’，youwon’tnever’eednaughtelse。\"
No！youwon’t’eednothin’elseButthemspicygarlicsmells，An’thesunshinean’thepalm—treesan’thetinklytemple—bells;
OntheroadtoMandalay……
Iamsicko’wastin’leatheronthesegrittypavin’—stones，An’theblastedHenglishdrizzlewakesthefeverinmybones;
Tho’Iwalkswithfifty’ousemaidsouterChelseatotheStrand，An’theytalksaloto’lovin’，butwotdotheyunderstand？
Beefyfacean’grubby’and——
Law！wotdotheyunderstand？
I’veaneater，sweetermaideninacleaner，greenerland！
OntheroadtoMandalay……
ShipmesomewhereseastofSuez，wherethebestisliketheworst，Wheretherearen’tnoTenCommandmentsan’amancanraiseathirst;
Forthetemple—bellsarecallin’，an’it’stherethatIwouldbe——
BytheoldMoulmeinPagoda，lookinglazyatthesea;
OntheroadtoMandalay，WheretheoldFlotillalay，WithoursickbeneaththeawningswhenwewenttoMandalay！
OntheroadtoMandalay，Wheretheflyin’—fishesplay，An’thedawncomesuplikethunderouterChina’crosttheBay！
TROOPIN’
（OurArmyintheEast）
Troopin’，troopin’，troopin’tothesea：
’Ere’sSeptembercomeagain——thesix—yearmenarefree。
Oleavethedeadbe’indus，fortheycannotcomeawayTowheretheship’sa—coalin’upthattakesus’ometo—day。
We’regoin’’ome，we’regoin’’ome，Ourshipisattheshore，An’youmustpackyour’aversack，Forwewon’tcomebacknomore。
Ho，don’tyougrieveforme，MylovelyMary—Ann，ForI’llmarryyouyitonafourp’nybitAsatime—expiredman。
The~Malabar~’sin’arbourwiththe~Jumner~at’ertail，An’thetime—expired’swaitin’of’isordersfortosail。
Ho！thewearywaitin’whenonKhyber’illswelay，Butthetime—expired’swaitin’of’isorders’ometo—day。
They’llturnusoutatPortsmouthwharfincoldan’wetan’rain，Allwearin’Injiancottonkit，butwewillnotcomplain;
They’llkillusofpneumonia——forthat’stheirlittleway——
Butdamnthechillsandfever，men，we’regoin’’ometo—day！
Troopin’，troopin’，winter’sroundagain！
Seethenewdraf’spourin’infortheoldcampaign;
Ho，youpoorrecruities，butyou’vegottoearnyourpay——
What’sthelastfromLunnon，lads？We’regoin’thereto—day。
Troopin’，troopin’，giveanothercheer——
’Ere’stoEnglishwomenan’aquartofEnglishbeer。
TheColonelan’theregimentan’allwho’vegottostay，Gawd’smercystrike’emgentle——Whoop！we’regoin’’ometo—day。
We’regoin’’ome，we’regoin’’ome，Ourshipisattheshore，An’youmustpackyour’aversack，Forwewon’tcomebacknomore。
Ho，don’tyougrieveforme，MylovelyMary—Ann，ForI’llmarryyouyitonafourp’nybitAsatime—expiredman。
THEWIDOW’SPARTY
\"Wherehaveyoubeenthiswhileaway，Johnnie，Johnnie？\"
’Longwiththerestonapicniclay，Johnnie，myJohnnie，aha！
Theycalledusoutofthebarrack—yardToGawdknowswherefromGosportHard，Andyoucan’trefusewhenyougetthecard，AndtheWidowgivestheparty。
（~Bugle~：Ta——rara——ra—ra—rara！）
\"Whatdidyougettoeatanddrink，Johnnie，Johnnie？\"
Standingwaterasthickasink，Johnnie，myJohnnie，aha！
Abito’beefthatwerethreeyearstored，Abito’muttonastoughasaboard，Andafowlwekilledwithasergeant’ssword，WhentheWidowgivetheparty。
\"Whatdidyoudoforknivesandforks，Johnnie，Johnnie？\"
Wecarries’emwithuswhereverwewalks，Johnnie，myJohnnie，aha！
Andsomewasslicedandsomewashalved，Andsomewascrimpedandsomewascarved，Andsomewasguttedandsomewasstarved，WhentheWidowgivetheparty。
\"Whatha’youdonewithhalfyourmess，Johnnie，Johnnie？\"
Theycouldn’tdomoreandtheywouldn’tdoless，Johnnie，myJohnnie，aha！
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\"Howdidyougetaway——away，Johnnie，Johnnie？\"
Onthebroado’mybackattheendo’theday，Johnnie，myJohnnie，aha！