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‘SNARLEYOW’

This ’appened in a battle to a batt’ry of the corps
Which is first among the women an’ amazin’ first in war;
An’ what the bloomin’ battle was I don’t remember now,
But Two’s off-lead ’e answered to the name o’ Snarleyow.

     Down in the Infantry, nobody cares;
     Down in the Cavalry, Colonel’e swears;
     But down in the lead with the wheel at the flog
     Turns the bold Bombardier to a little whipped dog!

They was movin’ into action, they was needed very sore,
To learn a little schoolin’ to a native army corps,