Bless 'Em All-Ewan MacColl

[00:14.615]There's many a troopship just leavin' Bombay [00:18.351]Bound for old Blighty's shore; [00:21.877]Heavily laden with time-expired men [00:25.300]Bound for the land they adore. [00:28.486]There's many a soldier just finished 'is time [00:32.039]And many a twerp signin' on; [00:35.304]They'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [00:38.700]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [00:41.966]Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all! [00:45.727]The long and the short and the tall [00:49.437]Bless all the sergents and WO/1s [00:52.859]Bless all the corporals and their blinkin' sons [00:55.706]For we're sayin' goodbye to 'em all [00:59.468]As back to the barracks they crawl, [01:02.890]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [01:06.312]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [01:09.838]They say if you work hard you'll get better pay [01:13.313]We've 'eard it all before; [01:16.891]Clean up your buttons and polish your boots [01:20.313]Scrup out the barrack-room floor [01:23.474]There's many a swaddie 'as taken it in [01:27.210]'Ook line and sinker and all [01:30.344]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [01:33.662]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [01:37.006]Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all! [01:40.611]The long and the short and the tall [01:44.424]Bless all the sergents and WO/1s [01:47.794]Bless all the corporals and their blinkin' sons [01:50.694]For we're sayin' goodbye to 'em all [01:54.403]As back to the barracks they crawl, [01:57.956]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [02:01.247]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [02:32.176]They say that the sergeant's a very nice bloke [02:35.755]Oh what a tale to tell. [02:39.125]Ask 'im for leave on a Saturday night [02:42.625]'E'll pay yer fare 'ome as well. [02:45.969]There's many a swaddie 'as blighted 'is life [02:49.286]Through writing rude words on the wall, [02:52.604]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [02:56.000]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [02:59.187]Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all! [03:02.740]The long and the short and the tall [03:06.527]Bless all the sergents and WO/1s [03:10.002]Bless all the corporals and their blinkin' sons [03:12.875]For we're sayin' goodbye to 'em all [03:16.506]As back to the barracks they crawl, [03:20.006]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [03:23.376]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [03:27.216]Officers don't worry me, [03:30.508]Officers don't worry me; [03:34.113]Bell-bottom trousers with stripes down the side [03:37.508]Whacking great pockets with damn-all inside [03:40.330]But we're saying goodby to them all [03:43.908]As back to their billings they crawl, [03:47.461]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [03:50.700]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all [03:53.966]Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all! [03:57.518]The long and the short and the tall [04:01.384]Bless all the sergents and WO/1s [04:04.859]Bless all the corporals and their blinkin' sons [04:07.758]For we're sayin' goodbye to 'em all [04:11.311]As back to the barracks they crawl, [04:14.890]You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean [04:18.312]So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all