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178 Now the Line's but a man with a gun in his hand,

An' Cavalry's only what horses can stand,

When helped by, etc.

Artillery moves by the leave o' the ground,

But we are the men that do something all round,

For we are, etc.

I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus

('It's all one,' says the Sapper),

There's only one Corps which is perfect—that's us;

An' they call us Her Majesty's Engineers,

Her Majesty's Royal Engineers,

With the rank and pay of a Sapper!