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Page 25
... road ; And the Persian pussy - cats , brought for sale , Spat at the dogs from the camel - bale ; And the tribesmen bellowed to hasten the food ; And the camp - fires twinkled by Fort Jumrood ; 25 THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JEST When ...
... road ; And the Persian pussy - cats , brought for sale , Spat at the dogs from the camel - bale ; And the tribesmen bellowed to hasten the food ; And the camp - fires twinkled by Fort Jumrood ; 25 THE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JEST When ...
Page 36
... road swirled behind the white mare's feet- League after league , when leagues were done , we heard the Populzai , Where sure as Time and swift as Death the tireless footfall beat . 3 Noon's eye beheld that shame of flight , the 36 WITH ...
... road swirled behind the white mare's feet- League after league , when leagues were done , we heard the Populzai , Where sure as Time and swift as Death the tireless footfall beat . 3 Noon's eye beheld that shame of flight , the 36 WITH ...
Page 39
... road , beneath the mare he lay- Lost mistress and lost battle passed before him like a dream ; The darkness closed about his eyes - I bore my King away . THE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONE This is the ballad WITH SCINDIA TO DELHI 39.
... road , beneath the mare he lay- Lost mistress and lost battle passed before him like a dream ; The darkness closed about his eyes - I bore my King away . THE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONE This is the ballad WITH SCINDIA TO DELHI 39.
Page 45
... road , The Government Bullock Train toted its load . Speckless and spotless and shining with ghee , In the rearmost cart sat the Babu - jee . And ever a phantom before him fled Of a scowling Boh with a silver head . Then the lead - cart ...
... road , The Government Bullock Train toted its load . Speckless and spotless and shining with ghee , In the rearmost cart sat the Babu - jee . And ever a phantom before him fled Of a scowling Boh with a silver head . Then the lead - cart ...
Page 69
... Road drunk and raising Cain : Give the girls another drink ' fore we sign away— We that took the ' Bolivar ' out across the Bay ! We put out from Sunderland loaded down with rails ; We put back to Sunderland ' cause our cargo shifted ...
... Road drunk and raising Cain : Give the girls another drink ' fore we sign away— We that took the ' Bolivar ' out across the Bay ! We put out from Sunderland loaded down with rails ; We put back to Sunderland ' cause our cargo shifted ...
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ain't Ao-Safai BALLAD BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS be'ind beggar Belts beneath best go look Bisesa blood bloomin Blow the bugle Boh Da Thone Bolivar Captain Colonel's Copyright curse Dacca Danny Deever dark dawn dead dear lass death Delhi town Devil drunk and resisting English Er-Heb ere's eyes fell fire Flag of England flame ford Fuzzy-Wuzzy goin grey Gunga Gunga Din guns hangin head heart Hell honour jezail Johnnie Kabul river Kamal King Kysh Lalun laughed Long Trail-the trail loot Lord Macmillan marchin mare mist mornin never night old trail oont orses Peshawur Priests Queen Red Horse resisting the Guard road to Mandalay row in Silver Scindia shame skipper soul stars sword Taman There's thou to-day Tommy toot troopin true love Twas Unlighted Shrine war-ship Clampherdown we're goin Widow at Windsor Widow give wind young British soldier