Mud and misery, flies and stench,
Piggin' it here in a beastly trench,
But what I mean, by Jove, you see,
I like my men and they don't mind me,
So, on the whole, I'd rather be
Where I am.”
What does the enemy say?
“Kolossal Verdam!
They told me, when the war began,
The British Tommy always ran,