The Recruit
by Robert William Chambers (1865--1933) |
 |
|
Sez Corporal Madden to Private McFadden:
"Bedad, yer
a bad 'un!
Now turn out yer toes!
Yer belt is unhookit,
Yer cap is on crookit,
Ye may not be dhrunk,
But, be
jabers, ye look it!
Wan�two!
Wan�two!
Ye
monkey-faced divil, I 'll jolly ye through!
Wan�two!�
Time! Mark!
Ye march like the aigle in Cintheral Parrk!"
Sez Corporal Madden to Private McFadden:
"A saint it
ud sadden
To dhrill such a mug!
Eyes front!�ye baboon,
ye!�
Chin up!�ye gossoon, ye!
Ye 've jaws like a goat�
Halt! ye leather-lipped loon, ye!
Wan�two!
Wan�two!
Ye whiskered orang-outang, I 'll fix you!
Wan�two!�
Time! Mark!
Ye 've eyes like a bat!�can ye see in the
dark?"
Sez Corporal Madden to Private McFadden:
"Yer
figger wants padd'n'�
Sure, man, ye 've no shape!
Behind ye yer shoulders
Stick out like two bowlders;
Yer shins is as thin
As a pair of pen-holders!
Wan�two!
Wan�two!
Yer belly belongs on yer back, ye
Jew!
Wan�two!�
Time! Mark!
I 'm dhry as a dog�I
can't shpake but I bark!"
Sez Corporal Madden to
Private McFadden:
"Me heart it ud gladden
To blacken
yer eye.
Ye 're gettin' too bold, ye
Compel me to
scold ye,�
'T is halt! that I say,�
Will ye heed what
I told ye?
Wan�two!
Wan�two!
Be Jabers, I 'm dhryer
than Brian Boru!
Wan�two!�
Time! Mark!
What 's
wur-ruk for chickens is sport for the lark!"
Sez
Corporal Madden to Private McFadden:
"I 'll not stay a
gadd'n
Wid dagoes like you!
I 'll travel no farther,
I 'm dyin' for�wather;�
Come on, if ye like,�
Can ye
loan me a quather?
Ya-as, you, 60
What,�two?
And ye
'll pay the potheen? Ye 're a daisy! Whurroo!
You 'll do!
Whist! Mark!
The Rigiment's flatthered to own ye, me
spark!" |
By Robert William Chambers (1865--1933)
Listed November 29, 2012 |
|
Poem Use Permission Request
USA Patriotism! cannot
provide use permission for a poem or an author's email address
if not listed below the poem. Only the author or a legal
representative can grant permission. Try a search engine to find the
author's contact information for a use permission request or if
it is available for public use.
Note: Poems authored in the
1700s and 1800s can be used with reference to the author. |
Comment on this poem |
|
| | |
|
| Troops and Veterans Poems | Poem Categories |
|
