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  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,’EcutoursentriesupatSuakim,An’’eplayedthecatan’banjowithourforces。
  So’ere’stoyou,Fuzzy-Wuzzy,atyour’omeintheSoudan;
  You’reaporebenighted’eathenbutafirst-classfightin’man;
  Wegivesyouyourcertificate,an’ifyouwantitsignedWe’llcomean’’avearompwithyouwheneveryou’reinclined。
  WetookourchanstamongtheKhyber’ills,TheBoersknockedussillyatamile,TheBurmangiveusIrriwaddychills,An’aZuluimpidishedusupinstyle:
  ButallweevergotfromsuchastheyWaspoptowhattheFuzzymadeusswaller;
  We’eldourbloomin’own,thepaperssay,ButmanformantheFuzzyknockedus’oller。
  Then’ere’stoyou,Fuzzy-Wuzzy,an’themissisandthekid;
  Ourorderswastobreakyou,an’ofcoursewewentan’did。
  WesloshedyouwithMartinis,an’itwasn’t’ardlyfair;
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