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Hae ye heard whit ma auld mither's postit tae me	A
It fair maks me hamesick says Private McPhee	A
And whit did she send ye says Private McPhun	B
As he cockit his rifle and bleezed at a Hun	B
A haggis A Haggis says Private McPhee	A
The brawest big haggis I ever did see	A
And think it's the morn when fond memory turns	C
Tae haggis and whuskey the Birthday o' Burns	C
We maun find a dram then we'll ca' in the rest	D
O' the lads and we'll hae a Burns' Nicht wi' the best	D
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Be ready at sundoon snapped Sergeant McCole	E
I want you two men for the List'nin' Patrol	E
Then Private McPhee looked at Private McPhun	B
I'm thinkin' ma lad we're confoundedly done	B
Then Private McPhun looked at Private McPhee	A
I'm thinkin' auld chap it's a' aff wi' oor spree	A
But up spoke their crony wee Wullie McNair	F
Jist lea' yer braw haggis for me tae prepare	F
And as for the dram if I search the camp roun'	B
We maun hae a drappie tae jist haud it doon	B
Sae rin lads and think though the nicht it be black	G
O' the haggis that's waitin' ye when ye get back	G
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My but it wis waesome on Naebuddy's Land	H
And the deid they were rottin' on every hand	H
And the rockets like corpse candles hauntit the sky	I
And the winds o' destruction went shudderin' by	I
There wis skelpin' o' bullets and skirlin' o' shells	J
And breengin' o' bombs and a thoosand death knells	J
But cooryin' doon in a Jack Johnson hole	E
Little fashed the twa men o' the List'nin' Patrol	E
For sweeter than honey and bricht as a gem	K
Wis the thocht o' the haggis that waitit for them	K
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Yet alas in oor moments o' sunniest cheer	L
Calamity's aften maist cruelly near	L
And while the twa talked o' their puddin' divine	B
The Boches below them were howkin' a mine	B
And while the twa cracked o' the feast they would hae	M
The fuse it wis burnin' and burnin' away	N
Then sudden a roar like the thunner o' doom	O
A hell leap o' flame then the wheesht o' the tomb	O
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Haw Jock Are ye hurtit says Private McPhun	B
Ay Geordie they've got me I'm fearin' I'm done	B
It's ma leg I'm jist thinkin' it's aff at the knee	B
Ye'd best gang and leave me says Private McPhee	B
Oh leave ye I wunna says Private McPhun	B
And leave ye I canna for though I micht run	B
It's no faur I wud gang it's no muckle I'd see	B
I'm blindit and that's whit's the maitter wi' me	B
Then Private McPhee sadly shakit his heid	P
If we bide here for lang we'll be bidin' for deid	P
And yet Geordie lad I could gang weel content	P
If I'd tasted that haggis ma auld mither sent	P
That's droll says McPhun ye've jist speakit ma mind	P
Oh I ken it's a terrible thing tae be blind	P
And yet it's no that that embitters ma lot	P
It's missin' that braw muckle haggis ye've got	P
For a while they were silent then up once again	B
Spoke Private McPhee though he whussilt wi' pain	B
And why should we miss it Between you and me	B
We've legs for tae run and we've eyes for tae see	B
You lend me your shanks and I'll lend you ma sicht	P
And we'll baith hae a kyte fu' o' haggis the nicht	P
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Oh the sky it wis dourlike and dreepin' a wee	B
When Private McPhun gruppit Private McPhee	B
Oh the glaur it wis fylin' and crieshin' the grun'	B
When Private McPhee guidit Private McPhun	B
Keep clear o' them corpses they're maybe no deid	P
Haud on There's a big muckle crater aheid	P
Look oot There's a sap we'll be haein' a coup	Q
A staur shell For Godsake Doun lad on yer daup	Q
Bear aff tae yer richt Aw yer jist daein' fine	B
Before the nicht's feenished on haggis we'll dine	B
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There wis death and destruction on every hand	P
There wis havoc and horror on Naebuddy's Land	P
And the shells bickered doun wi' a crump and a glare	F
And the hameless wee bullets were dingin' the air	F
Yet on they went staggerin' cooryin' doun	B
When the stutter and cluck o' a Maxim crept roun'	B
And the legs o' McPhun they were sturdy and stoot	P
And McPhee on his back kept a bonnie look oot	P
On on ma brave lad We're no faur frae the goal	E
I can hear the braw sweerin' o' Sergeant McCole	E
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But strength has its leemit and Private McPhun	B
Wi' a sab and a curse fell his length on the grun'	B
Then Private McPhee shoutit doon in his ear	R
Jist think o' the haggis I smell it from here	R
It's gushin' wi' juice it's embaumin' the air	F
It's steamin' for us and we're jist aboot there	F
Then Private McPhun answers Dommit auld chap	Q
For the sake o' that haggis I'll gang till I drap	Q
And he gets on his feet wi' a heave and a strain	B
And onward he staggers in passion and pain	B
And the flare and the glare and the fury increase	J
Till you'd think they'd jist taken a' hell on a lease	J
And on they go reelin' in peetifu' plight	P
And someone is shoutin' away on their right	P
And someone is runnin' and noo they can hear	R
A sound like a prayer and a sound like a cheer	L
And swift through the crash and the flash and the din	B
The lads o' the Hielands are bringin' them in	B
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They're baith sairly woundit but is it no droll	E
Hoo they rave aboot haggis says Sergeant McCole	E
When hirplin alang comes wee Wullie McNair	F
And they a' wonnert why he wis greetin' sae sair	F
And he says I'd jist liftit it oot o' the pot	P
And there it lay steamin' and savoury hot	P
When sudden I dooked at the fleech o' a shell	S
And it dropped on the haggis and dinged it tae hell	S
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And oh but the lads were fair taken aback	G
Then sudden the order wis passed tae attack	G
And up from the trenches like lions they leapt	P
And on through the nicht like a torrent they swept	P
On on wi' their bayonets thirstin' before	F
On on tae the foe wi' a rush and a roar	F
And wild to the welkin their battle cry rang	T
And doon on the Boches like tigers they sprang	T
And there wisna a man but had death in his ee	B
For he thocht o' the haggis o' Private McPhee	B

Robert William Service

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