'Hello, Soldier!' - Khaki Verse by Edward Dyson
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I dunno how he got 'em, but he made them barrer me. They lugged the gun before him, 'n' he yarded them like geese. Then Mickie s'lutes the Major. "They're in custody," sez he, "Fer conduc' calculated to provoke a breach iv peace, A-tearin' iv me uniform, 'n' 'saultin' the po-lice." Then down he dumped. His wounds would make a 'arf a column list. When hack to front I chucks me bricks 'n' smiles the best I can. He grins at me: "Yer right," sez he, "Hold out yer bla'-guard fist, I couldn't fight yeh, blarst yeh, if yeh dinted in me pan. This messin' round wid Germans makes a chicken iv a man." JAM. (A Hymn of Hate). WHAT is meant by active service 'Ere where sin is leakin' loose, |
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