The Jolly Bargeman (Cicely Fox Smith Poems)
I've put the old mare's tail in plaits &mdash now ain't she lookin' gay,With ribbons in 'er mane likewise, you'd ...
I've put the old mare's tail in plaits &mdash now ain't she lookin' gay,With ribbons in 'er mane likewise, you'd ...
Mornin', I sez to 'im, Gloomy, 'e seemed to be.Glum an' unsociable. Comes in the shop "Mornin'," I ...
Aw, chuck the mail bags over there, It's great to have 'em brought by air; But, now they're ...
So the Ol' Man's gone, said Bill — "ol' Cap'n Warren I signed with onst in the clipper ...
We've got our foreign service boots — we've 'ad 'em 'alf a day;If it wasn't for the Adjudant I'd sling ...
There's a very well-built fellow, with a swinging sort of stride,About as handy sort as I have seen.A rough and ...
This 'appened in a battle to a batt'ry of the corps Which is first among the women an' amazin' first ...
Wot makes the soldier's 'eart to penk, wot makes 'im to perspire? It isn't standin' up to charge nor lyin' ...
Through the Plagues of Egyp' we was chasin' Arabi, Gettin' down an' shovin' in the sun; An' you might 'ave ...
Kabul town's by Kabul river -- Blow the bugle, draw the sword -- There I lef' my mate for ever, ...
There was no one like 'im, 'Orse or Foot, Nor any o' the Guns I knew; An' because it was ...
March! The mud is cakin' good about our trousies. Front! -- eyes front, an' watch the Colour-casin's drip. Front! The ...
There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool, That's noted for fresh air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went ...
You've 'eard 'ow young Albert Ramsbottom, In the Zoo up at Blackpool one year, With a stick and 'orse's 'ead ...
When Sam Small retired from the Army He'd a pension of ninepence a day, And seven pounds fourteen and twopence ...
I'll tell of the Battle of Hastings, As happened in days long gone by, When Duke William became King of ...
There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool, That's noted for fresh air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went ...
You've `eard `ow young Albert Ramsbottom At the zoo up at Blackpool one year With a stick with an `orse's ...
I say 'e isn't Remorse! 'Ow do I know? Saw 'im on Riccarton course Two year ago! Think I'd forget ...
I ain't the kind of bloke as takes to any steady job; I drives me bottle cart around the town; ...
Him goin' to ride for us! Him -- with the pants and the eyeglass and all. Amateur! don't he just ...
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