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BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS
I'll take my oath before them both that I will sure abstain,
But as soon as I'm in with a mate and gin, I know I'll do it again!
With a second-hand overcoat under my head
And a beautiful view of the yard,
Yes, it's pack-drill for me and a fortnight's C. B.
For "drunk and resisting the Guard."
Mad drunk and resisting the Guard—
'Strewth, but I socked it them hard!—
So it's pack-drill with me and a fortnight's C. B.
For "drunk and resisting the Guard."
