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THE SMOKE HELMET
Tune—“The Lum Hat wantin’ a Croon”
OH, the Army Corps sent out a note
For Battalion Commanders to warn
Their men, that on any and every pretext,
Or for any excuse in this world or the next,
The Smoke Helmet must never be torn.
For Battalion Commanders to warn
Their men, that on any and every pretext,
Or for any excuse in this world or the next,
The Smoke Helmet must never be torn.
And the days rolled placidly by,
Until at inspection one morn
The Colonel discovered that Private Mackay
Had broken the Window that covered his eye
And the front of his Helmet was torn.
Until at inspection one morn
The Colonel discovered that Private Mackay
Had broken the Window that covered his eye
And the front of his Helmet was torn.
So at once to the Captain he went,
And said with incredible scorn,
“The whole of your men are improperly dressed,
And one has a beard reaching down to his breast,
And another’s Smoke Helmet is torn.”
And said with incredible scorn,
“The whole of your men are improperly dressed,
And one has a beard reaching down to his breast,
And another’s Smoke Helmet is torn.”
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