I ain't more proud of 'avin' won, Ah there, Piet!-picked up be'ind the The wonder wasn't 'ow 'e fought, but 'ow With nothin' in 'is belly, on 'is back, or to 'is feet I've known a lot o' men behave a dam' No more I'll 'ear 'is rifle crack For countin' what 'e eats an' draws, 'E's gettin' 'alf the Earth, because 'E didn't give us 'Ell! Ah there, Piet! with your brand-new English plough, Your gratis tents an' cattle, an' your most ungrateful frow. You've made the British taxpayer rebuild your country-seat I've known some pet battalions charge a dam' sight less than Piet. "WILFUL-MISSING" THERE is a world outside the one you know, As we can testify, for we are there. You may 'ave read a bullet laid us low, That we was gathered in " with reverent care" And buried proper. But it was not so, As we can testify, for we are there. They can't be certain-faces alter so After the old aasvogel's 'ad 'is share; The uniform's the mark by which they go- We might 'ave seen our chance to cut the showName, number, record, an' begin elsewhereLeavin' some not too late-lamented foe One funeral-private-British-for 'is share. "WILFUL-MISSING" We may 'ave took it yonder in the Low An' they are left past call or count or care. We might 'ave been your lovers long ago, Marry again, and we will not say no, Nor come to bastardize the kids you bear: Wait on in 'ope-you've all your life below Before you'll ever 'ear us on the stair. There is no need to give our reasons, though Gawd knows we all 'ad reasons which were fair; But other people might not judge 'em so, And now it doesn't matter what they were. What man can size or weigh another's woe? There are some things too bitter 'ard to bear. Suffice it we 'ave finished-Domino! As we can testify, for we are there, In the side-world where "wilful-missings " go. UBIQUE THERE is a word you often see, pronounce it as you may "You bike," "you bykwe,” “ubbikwe "—alludin' to R. A. It serves 'Orse, Field, an' Garrison as motto for a crest, An' when you've found out all it means I'll tell you 'alf the rest. Ubique means the long-range Krupp be'ind the low range 'ill Ubique means you'll pick it up an' while stand still. an' while you do Ubique means you've caught the flash an' timed it by the sound. Ubique means five gunners' 'ash before you've loosed a round. |