Departmental Ditties and Barrack Room Ballads

BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS

   Dedication

       To T. A.

           I have made for you a song,
           And it may be right or wrong,
       But only you can tell me if it's true;
           I have tried for to explain
           Both your pleasure and your pain,
       And, Thomas, here's my best respects to you!

           O there'll surely come a day
           When they'll give you all your pay,
       And treat you as a Christian ought to do;
           So, until that day comes round,
           Heaven keep you safe and sound,
       And, Thomas, here's my best respects to you!
                            —R. K.