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Rh Said England unto Pharaoh, "Though at present singing small,

You shall hum a proper tune before it ends,"

And she introduced old Pharaoh to the Sergeant once for all,

And left 'em in the desert making friends.

It was not a Crystal Palace nor Cathedral;

It was not a public-house of common fame;

But a piece of red-hot sand, with a palm on either hand,

And a little hut for Sergeant Whatisname.

Said England unto Pharaoh, "You've had miracles before,

When Aaron struck your rivers into blood;

But if you watch the Sergeant he can show you something more,

He's a charm for making riflemen from mud."

It was neither Hindustani, French, nor Coptics;

It was odds and ends and leavings of the same,