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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