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Advice

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Title:     Advice
Author: W. E. Christian [More Titles by Christian]

Better start in soldiering and mind your P's and Q's,
Cut out going absent and ease up on the booze,
Don't kick because, you're on fatigue, but mind what you are about,
For the Summary Court will get you


if
you
don't
watch
out.

Don't go a-missing reveille; and be in bed by check,
Don't buck against the captain, or you'll get it in the neck.
Be sure to turn out promptly when you hear the sergeant shout,
For the Summary Court will get you

if
you
don't
watch
out.

Because you've got some service don't think you know it all,
You'll get your extras just the same if you should miss a call.
Take what they hand you weekly. Don't grumble, frown or pout.
For the Summary Court will get you

if
you
don't
watch
out.



[The end]
W. E. Christian's poem: Advice

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