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Rh 'E's blocked the whole division from the rear-guard to the front,

An' when we get him up again— the beggar goes an' dies!

'E'll gall an' chafe an' lame an' fight—'e smells most awful vile;

'E'll lose 'isself for ever if you let 'im stray a mile;

'E's game to graze the 'ole day long an' 'owl the 'ole night through,

An' when 'e comes to greasy ground 'e splits 'isself in two.

O the oont, O the oont, O the floppin', droppin' oont!

When 'is long legs give from under an' 'is meltin' eye is dim,

The tribes is up be'ind us, and the tribes is out in front—

It ain't no jam for Tommy, but it's kites an' crows for 'im.

So when the cruel march is done, an' when the roads is blind,

An' when we sees the camp in front an' 'ears the shots be'ind,