Thanks Brian. I enjoyed that. I could even hear Stanley Holloway's voice as I read it. Roz > Sam Sam Pick oop Thee Musket > Written and Performed by the late Stanley Holloway > > > It occurred on the evening before Waterloo, > And troops were lined up on parade, > And Sergeant inspecting 'em he was a terror, > Of whom every man was afraid > > All excepting one man who was in the front rank, > A man by the name of Sam Small, > And 'im and the Sergeant were both 'daggers drawn', > They thought 'nowt' of each other at all > > As Sergeant walked past he was swinging his arms, > And he happened to brush against Sam, > And knocking his musket clean out of his hand, > It fell to the ground with a slam > > 'Pick it up' said Sergeant, abrupt like but cool, > But Sam with a shake of his head, > 'Seeing as tha' knocked it out of me hand, > P'raps tha'll pick the thing up instead. > > 'Sam, Sam, pick oop tha' musket,' > The Sergeant exclaimed with a roar, > Sam said 'Tha' knocked it doon, reet! then tha'll pick it oop, > Or it'll stay where it is on't floor > > The sound of high words very soon reached the ears, > Of an Officer, Lieutenant Bird, > Who says to the Sergeant, 'Now what's all this ere?' > And the Sergeant told what had occurred. > > 'Sam, Sam, pick up tha' musket' > Lieutenant exclaimed with some heat, > Sam said, 'He knocked it down reet! Then he'll pick it oop, > Or it stays where it is, at me feet > > It caused quite a stir when the Captain arrived, > To find out the cause of the trouble, > And every man there, all except Sam, > Was full of excitement and bubble > > 'Sam, Sam, pick oop tha' musket', > Said Captain for strickness renowned, > Sam said 'He knocked it doon, Reet! so he'll pick it up, > Or it stays where it is on't ground > > The same thing occurred when the Major and Colonel, > Both tried to get Sam to see sense, > But when Old Duke 'O Wellington came into view, > Well the excitement was really quite tense > > Up rode the Duke on a lovely white 'orse, > To find out the cause of the bother, > He looked at the musket and then at Old Sam, > And he talked to Old Sam like a brother > > 'Sam, Sam, pick oop tha' musket' > The Duke said as quiet as could be, > 'Sam, Sam pick oop tha' musket, > Come on lad, just to please me. > > 'Alright Dook,' said Old Sam, 'just for thee I'll oblige, > And to show thee I meant no offence', > So Sam picked it up, 'Gradely, lad' said the Duke, > 'Right_o boys, let battle commence.' > ======================= > > Hope you enjoyed it. > > Brian > List Admin > ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com > BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com > BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com > GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com > KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 22/01/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please type SURNAMES in UPPER CASE for ease of reading. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com