Gunga Din

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[Verse 1]
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You may talk o' gin and beer
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When you're quartered safe out 'ere,
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An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;
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But when it comes to slaughter
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You will do your work on water,
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An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.
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Now in Injia's sunny clime,
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I used to spend my time
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All a-servin' of 'Er Majesty the Queen,
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Of all them blackfaced crew
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The finest man I knew
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Was our regimental bhisti, Gunga Din.
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He was “Din! Din! Din!
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You limpin' lump o' brick-dust, Gunga Din!
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Hi! slippery hitherao!
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Water, get it! Panee lao!
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You squidgy-nosed old idol, Gunga Din.”

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[Verse 2]
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The uniform 'e wore
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Was nothin' much before,
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An' rather less than 'arf o' that be'ind,
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For a piece o' twisty rag
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An' a goatskin water-bag
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Was all the field-equipment 'e could find.
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When the sweatin' troop-train lay
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In a sidin' through the day,
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Where the 'eat would make your bloomin' eyebrows crawl,
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We shouted “Harry By!”
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Till our throats were bricky-dry,
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Then we wopped 'im 'cause 'e couldn't serve us all.
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It was “Din! Din! Din!
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You 'eathen, where the mischief 'ave you been?
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You put some juldee in it
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Or I'll marrow you this minute
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If you don't fill up my helmet, Gunga Din!”

[Verse 3]
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'E would dot an' carry one
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Till the longest day was done;
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An' 'e didn't seem to know the use o' fear.
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If we charged or broke or cut,
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You could bet your bloomin' nut,
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'E'd be waitin' fifty paces right flank rear.
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With 'is mussick on 'is back,
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'E would skip with our attack,
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An' he'd watch us till the bugles made “Retire”,
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An' for all 'is dirty 'ide
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'E was white, clear white, inside
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When 'e went to tend the wounded under fire!
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It was “Din! Din! Din!”
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With the bullets kickin' dust-spots on the green.
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When the cartridges ran out,
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You could hear the front-files shout,
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“Hi! ammunition-mules an' Gunga Din!”

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[Verse 4]
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I shan't forgit the night
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When I dropped be'ind the fight
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With a bullet where my belt-plate should 'a' been.
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I was chokin' mad with thirst,
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An' the man that spied me first
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Was our good old grinnin', gruntin' Gunga Din.
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'E lifted up my 'ead,
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An' he plugged me where I bled,
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An' 'e guv me 'arf-a-pint o' water-green:
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It was crawlin' and it stunk,
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But of all the drinks I've drunk,
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I'm gratefullest to one from Gunga Din.
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It was “Din! Din! Din!
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'Ere's a beggar with a bullet through 'is spleen;
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'E's chawin' up the ground,
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'E's kickin' all around:
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For Gawd's sake git the water, Gunga Din!”

[Verse 5]
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'E carried me away
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To where a dooli lay,
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An' a bullet come an' drilled the beggar clean.
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'E put me safe inside,
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An' just before 'e died,
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“I 'ope you liked your drink”, sez Gunga Din.
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So I'll meet 'im later on
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At the place where 'e is gone--
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Where it's always double drill and no canteen;
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'E'll be squattin' on the coals
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Givin' drink to poor damned souls,
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An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!
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Yes, Din! Din! Din!
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You Lazarushian-leather Gunga Din!
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Though I've belted you and flayed you,
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By the livin' Gawd that made you,
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You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!