'E 'ad n't 'ardly spoke the word, before a droppin' shell A little right the batt'ry an' between the sections fell; An' when the smoke 'ad cleared away, before the limberwheels, There lay the Driver's Brother with 'is 'ead between 'is 'eels. Then sez the Driver's Brother, an' 'is words was very plain, "For Gawd's own sake get over me, an' put me out o' pain." They saw 'is wounds was mortial, an' they judged that it was best, So they took an' drove the limber straight across 'is back an' chest. The Driver 'e give nothin' 'cept a little coughin' grunt, An' if one wheel was juicy, you may lay your Monday head 'T was juicier for the niggers when the case begun to spread. The moril of this story, it is plainly to be seen: You 'av n't got no families when servin' of the Queen- Down in the Infantry, nobody cares; Down in the Cavalry, Colonel 'e swears; But down in the lead with the wheel at the flog THE WIDOW AT WINDSOR 'AVE you 'eard o' the Widow at Windsor She 'as ships on the foam-she 'as millions at 'ome, (Ow, poor beggars in red!) There's 'er nick on the cavalry 'orses, An' 'er troopers you'll find with a fair wind be'ind (Poor beggars!-barbarious wars!) Then 'ere's to the Widow at Windsor, An' 'ere's to the stores an' the guns, The men an' the 'orses what makes up the forces (Poor beggars! Victorier's sons!) Walk wide o' the Widow at Windsor, For 'alf o' Creation she owns: We 'ave bought 'er the same with the sword an' the flame, An' we've salted it down with our bones. (Poor beggars!-it's blue with our bones!) Hands off o' the sons o' the widow, Hands off o' the goods in 'er shop, For the Kings must come down an' the Emperors frown To the Lodge that we tile with the rank an' the file, (Poor beggars!-it's always they guns!) We 'ave 'eard o' the Widow at Windsor, For 'er sentries we stand by the sea an' the land (Poor beggars!-an' don't we get blown!) Take 'old o' the Wings o' the Mornin', But you won't get away from the tune that they play (Poor beggars!-it 's 'ot over'ead!) Then 'ere 's to the sons o' the Widow, BELTS THERE was a row in Silver Street that's near to Dublin Quay, Between an Irish regiment an' English cavalree; It started at Revelly an' it lasted on till dark: The first man dropped at Harrison's, the last forninst the Park. For it was: "Belts, belts, belts, an' that's one for you!" An' it was "Belts, belts, belts, an' that's done for you!" O buckle an' tongue Was the song that we sung From Harrison's down to the Park! There was a row in Silver Street-the regiments was out, They called us "Delhi Rebels," an' we answered "Threes about!" That drew them like a hornet's nest-we met them good an' large, The English at the double an' the Irish at the charge. There was a row in Silver Street-an' I was in it too; O it was:-"Belts, &c." There was a row in Silver Street-they sent the Polis there, There was a row in Silver Street-it might ha' raged till now, But some one drew his side-arm clear, an' nobody knew how; 'T was Hogan took the point an' dropped; we saw the red blood run: An' so we all was murderers that started out in fun. While it was: "Belts, &c." There was a row in Silver Street-but that put down the shine, Wid each man whisperin' to his next:-"'T was never work o' mine!" We went away like beaten dogs, an' down the street we bore him, The poor dumb corpse that couldn't tell the bhoys were sorry for him. When it was:-"Belts, &c." There was a row in Silver Street-it isn't over yet, There was a row in Silver Street-begod, I wonder why! But it was:-"Belts, belts, belts, an' that's one for you!" An' it was "Belts, belts, belts, an' that's done for you!" O buckle an' tongue Was the song that we sung From Harrison's down to the Park! THE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER WHEN the 'arf-made recruity goes out to the East 'E acts like a babe an' 'e drinks like a beast, An' 'e wonders because 'e is frequent deceased Serve, serve, serve as a soldier, Now all you recruities what's drafted to-day, Fit, fit, fit for a soldier .. First mind you steer clear o' the grog-sellers' huts, Bad, bad, bad for the soldier When the cholera comes-as it will past a doubt- But the worst o' your foes is the sun over’ead: |