Tommy you was when it began, But now that it is oer You shall be called The Service Man Enceforward, evermore. Battry, brigade, flank, centre, van, Defaulter, Army-corps, From first to last, The Service Man Enceforward, evermore. From Allifax to Industan, From York to Singapore, Orse, foot, an guns, The Service Man Enceforward, evermore!
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