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W:  When first I went a soldier,
W:  With pike upon my shoulder,
W:  There wasn't any bolder in the corps boys-oh.
W:  And when I walked abroad,
W:  All the pretty girls would wink at me.
W:  The ladies can't resist a jolly soldier.
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W:  Bang upon the big drum
W:  Crash upon the cymbals,
W:  We'll sing as we go marching along boys-oh.
W:  And although on this campaign,
W:  There's no whisky or champagne
W:  Still we'll keep our spirits going with a song boys.
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W:  And when we got the route,
W:  And for sail we set out,
W:  With the girlies flocking round us to the dock boys-oh.
W:  So we gave three hearty cheers,
W:  For the pretty little dears,
W:  And we hope that each one gets another soldier.
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W:  And now I'll say goodbye,
W:  For I'm feeling rather dry,
W:  And I see a comrade waiting with his song boys-oh.
W:  So here's good luck to all,
W:  And promotion soon and "batter" money,
W:  That's the sort of ticket for a soldier.
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