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BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS
You ‘avn’t got no brothers, fathers, sisters, wives, or sons—
If you want to win your battles take an’ work your bloomin’ guns!
If you want to win your battles take an’ work your bloomin’ guns!
Down in the Infantry, nobody cares;
Down in the Cavalry, Colonel ’e swears;
But down in the lead with the wheel at the flog
Turns the bold Bombardier to a little whipped dog!
Down in the Cavalry, Colonel ’e swears;
But down in the lead with the wheel at the flog
Turns the bold Bombardier to a little whipped dog!