The Sergeant's Weddin'

<title>The Sergeant's Weddin'</title>
<h1>The Sergeant's Weddin'</h1>
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   'E was warned agin' 'er--
    That's what made 'im look;
   She was warned agin' 'im--
    That is why she took.
   'Wouldn't 'ear no reason,
    'Went an' done it blind;
   We know all about 'em,
    They've got all to find!

        Cheer for the Sergeant's weddin'--
        Give 'em one cheer more!
        Grey gun-'orses in the lando,
        An' a rogue is married to, etc.

   What's the use o' tellin'
    'Arf the lot she's been?
   'E's a bloomin' robber,
    An' 'e keeps canteen.
   'Ow did 'e get 'is buggy?
    Gawd, you needn't ask!
   'Made 'is forty gallon
    Out of every cask!

   Watch 'im, with 'is 'air cut,
    Count us filin' by--
   Won't the Colonel praise 'is
    Pop--u--lar--i--ty!
   We 'ave scores to settle--
    Scores for more than beer;
   She's the girl to pay 'em--
    That is why we're 'ere!

   See the chaplain thinkin'?
    See the women smile?
   Twig the married winkin'
    As they take the aisle?
   Keep your side-arms quiet,
    Dressin' by the Band.
   Ho!  You 'oly beggars,
    Cough be'ind your 'and!

   Now it's done an' over,
    'Ear the organ squeak,
   “'Voice that breathed o'er Eden”--
    Ain't she got the cheek!
   White an' laylock ribbons,
    Think yourself so fine!
   I'd pray Gawd to take yer
    'Fore I made yer mine!

   Escort to the kerridge,
    Wish 'im luck, the brute!
   Chuck the slippers after--
    (Pity 'tain't a boot!)
   Bowin' like a lady,
    Blushin' like a lad--
   'Oo would say to see 'em
    Both is rotten bad?

        Cheer for the Sergeant's weddin'--
         Give 'em one cheer more!
        Grey gun-'orses in the lando,
         An' a rogue is married to, etc.
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