The text of this poem has been verified against "Rudyard Kipling: The Complete Verse" (pub. Kyle Cathie Ltd., 1990, ISBN 1 85626 009 7), which reproduces the text of the Definitive Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Verse (Hodder & Stoughton, 1940).--Poetlister 22:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)