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We’re foot-slog-slog-slog-sloggin’ over Africa -

Foot-foot-foot-foot-sloggin’ over Africa -

(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin’ up an’ down again!)

’s no discharge in the war!

Seven-six-eleven-five-nine-an’-twenty mile to-day -

Four-eleven-seventeen-thirty-two the day before -

(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin’ up an’ down again!)

There’s no discharge in the war!

’t-don’t-don’t-don’t-look at what’s in front of you.

(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin’ up an’ down again);

Men-men-men-men -men go mad with watchin’ ’em,

An’ there’s no discharge in the war!

Try-try-try-try-to think o’ something different -

’ lunatic!

(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin’ up an’ down again!)

There’s no discharge in the war!

Count-count-count-count-the bullets in the bandoliers.

If-your-eyes-drop-they will get atop o’ you!

’ up an’ down again) -

There’s no discharge in the war!

We-can-stick-out -’unger, thirst, an’ weariness,

But-not-not-not-not the chronic sight of ’em -

Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin’up an’ down again,

’ there’s no discharge in the war!

’Tain’t-so-bad-by-day because o’ company,

But night-brings-long-strings-o’ forty thousand million

Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin’ up an’ down again.

There’s no discharge in the war!

’ave-marched-six-weeks in ’Ell an’ certify

It-is-not-fire-devils, dark, or anything,

’ up an’ down again,

An’ there’s no discharge in the war!