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Fighting!—What are they fighting, there, for?

Eho!—Eho!—Pata, pata, plan!

To make men free men, now and evermore:

Vive la—Vive la France!

The Kaiser and his kaiserlings they guessed that they would go

And ring the Paris Christmas bells, a-laying churches low;

But Papa Joffre beside the Marne stood up and said: No, no!

''A bas les Boches! Vive la France!''

Vive la—Vive la France!

Cheering!—What are they cheering, there, for?

Hurrah!—Hurrah!—Hip, hip, hip, Hurrah!

Red, white, blue flags—flaming for the war:

Vive la—Vive la France!

Jack Poilu he's a true lad, as Papa Joffre has tried;