Verses 1889-1896






BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS

       When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre,
        He'd 'eard men sing by land an' sea;
       An' what he thought 'e might require,
        'E went an' took — the same as me!

       The market-girls an' fishermen,
        The shepherds an' the sailors, too,
       They 'eard old songs turn up again,
         But kep' it quiet — same as you!

       They knew 'e stole; 'e knew they knowed.
        They didn't tell, nor make a fuss,
       But winked at 'Omer down the road,
        An' 'e winked back — the same as us!

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