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Sez the Junior Orderly Sergeant	A
To the Senior Orderly Man	B
quot Our Orderly Orf'cer's hokee mut	A
You 'elp 'im all you can	B
For the wine was old and the night is cold	A
An' the best we may go wrong	C
So 'fore 'e gits to the sentry box	D
You pass the word along quot	A
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So it was quot Rounds What Rounds quot at two of a frosty night	A
'E's 'oldin' on by the sergeant's sash but sentry shut your eye	E
An' it was quot Pass All's well quot Oh ain't 'e drippin' tight	A
'E'll need an affidavit pretty badly by an' by	E
	-
The moon was white on the barricks	D
The road was white an' wide	A
An' the Orderly Orf'cer took it all	F
An' the ten foot ditch beside	A
An' the corporal pulled an' the sergeant pushed	A
An' the three they danced along	C
But I'd shut my eyes in the sentry box	D
So I didn't see nothin' wrong	C
	-
Though it was quot Rounds What Rounds quot O corporal 'old 'im up	G
'E's usin' 'is cap as it shouldn't be used but sentry shut your eye	E
An' it was quot Pass All's well quot Ho shun the foamin' cup	G
'E'll need etc	H
	-
'Twas after four in the mornin'	B
We 'ad to stop the fun	B
An' we sent 'im 'ome on a bullock cart	A
With 'is belt an' stock undone	B
But we sluiced 'im down an' we washed 'im out	A
An' a first class job we made	A
When we saved 'im smart as a bombardier	I
For six o'clock parade	A
	-
It 'ad been quot Rounds What Rounds quot Oh shove 'im straight again	B
'E's usin' 'is sword for a bicycle but sentry shut your eye	E
An' it was quot Pass All's well quot 'E's called me quot Darlin' Jane quot	A
'E'll need etc	H
	-
The drill was long an' 'eavy	J
The sky was 'ot an' blue	K
An' 'is eye was wild an' 'is 'air was wet	A
But 'is sergeant pulled 'im through	K
Our men was good old trusties	D
They'd done it on their 'ead	A
But you ought to 'ave 'eard 'em markin' time	L
To 'ide the things 'e said	A
	-
For it was quot Right flank wheel quot for quot 'Alt an' stand at ease quot	A
An' quot Left extend quot for quot Centre close quot O marker shut your eye	E
An' it was quot 'Ere sir 'ere before the Colonel sees quot	A
So he needed affidavits pretty badly by an' by	E
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There was two an' thirty sergeants	D
There was corp'rals forty one	B
There was just nine 'undred rank an' file	M
To swear to a touch o' sun	B
There was me 'e'd kissed in the sentry box	D
As I 'ave not told in my song	C
But I took my oath which were Bible truth	N
I 'adn't seen nothin' wrong	C
	-
There's them that's 'ot an' 'aughty	A
There's them that's cold an' 'ard	A
But there comes a night when the best gets tight	A
And then turns out the Guard	A
I've seen them 'ide their liquor	O
In every kind o' way	P
But most depends on makin' friends	D
With Privit Thomas A	H
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When it is quot Rounds What Rounds quot 'E's breathin' through 'is nose	D
'E's reelin' rollin' roarin' tight but sentry shut your eye	E
An' it is quot Pass All's well quot An' that's the way it goes	D
We'll 'elp 'im for 'is mother an' 'e'll 'elp us by an' by	E

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