All along the rack they stuck them,
Stuck them on the greasy arm-rests,
Got the carriage warm and cosy,
Then unrolled their fat valises,
Slept beneath a pile of blankets
Soundly as a pair of kittens.
Thus nine days and nights they travelled,
All through Italy they travelled,
Found at Havre their troopship waiting,
Sailed at dusk upon the troopship,