Bless 'Em All

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 They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay,
Bound for Old Blighty shore
Heavily laden with time-expired men
Bound for the land they adore
There's many a soldier just finishing his time
There's many a twirp signing on
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up, my lads, Bless 'em All!		  Chorus
Bless 'em all!! Bless 'em all!!
The long and the short and the tall,
Bless all the sergeants and double-u-o-ones
Bless all the corp'rals and their ****ing sons
'Cos we're saying good-bye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up, my lads, Bless 'em All!

 They say if you work hard you'll get better pay,
We've heard it all before
Clean up your buttons and polish your boots
Scrub out the barrack-room floor
There's many a rookie has taken it in
Hook line and sinker an' all
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up, my lads, Bless 'em All!

(Chorus)		  They say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap
Oh! what a tale to tell!
Ask him for leave on a Saturday night
He'll pay your fare home as well
There's many a soldier has blighted his life
By writing rude words on the wall
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up, my lads, Bless 'em All!

(Chorus)

 They say that the Corp'ral will help you along,
Oh! what an awful crime!
Lend him your razor to clean up his chin
He'll bring it back ev'ry time
There's many a rookie has fell in the mud
By leaving his horse in the stall
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up, my lads, Bless 'em All!

(Last Chorus)		  Last Chorus
Bless 'em all!! Bless 'em all!!
The long and the short and the tall,
Bless all the sergeants and double-u-o-ones
Bless all the corp'rals and their ****ing sons
'Cos we're saying good-bye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
Nobody knows what a pillock you've been
So cheer up, my lads, Bless 'em All!