The corporal who was the songster of the platoon turned to me gaily. We were on excellent terms now.
Voices were raised demanding:
"The Ace of Diamonds!"
"The Miller's Wife!"
The corporal struck up.
"Miller, miller, she betrays you!..."
They exploded, nudging each other, and nodding in Icard's direction who was the first to appreciate the joke.
Or else it was the Crocodiles, doggerel brought into fashion by Lamalou, and which they never tired of:
A crocodile—on going off to war
Said "Good-bye, Kids"—but not for evermore.
His great tail—looking very elegant
He started off—to fight the elephant!...
Then the refrain!