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 104 So, the bloke wiv the scoff, an' the bloke wiv the sneer, An' the coot wiv the sensitive soul, 'E 'as got to sit back, an' jist change 'is idear Uv the stuffin' that makes a man whole. Fer the polish an' gilt that's a win wiv the skirts It wears thin wiv the friction uv war. So 'ere's to the cove 'oo is nursin' 'is 'urts Wiv an oath in the set uv 'is jor.

When yeh've stripped a cove clean an' got down to the buff Yeh come to the meat that's the man. If yeh want to find grit an' sich similar stuff, Yeh've to strip on a similar plan. Fer there's nothin' like scrappin' to bare a man's soul, If it's Billo, or Percy, or Gus. So 'ere's to the bloke 'oo 'ops round on a pole An' 'owls songs goin' 'ome on the bus.

Spare me days! When a bloke takes the count in a scrap That 'e's fightin' fer you an' fer me. Is it fair that a snob 'as the nerve fer to snout Any swad 'cos 'is manners is free? They're deservin' our thanks, frum the best to the worst— An' there's some is reel rorty, I own— But 'ere's to the coot wiv the 'ang-over thirst 'Oo sprags a stray toff fer a loan.