From one billet to another,
Came a sojourn in the trenches
Just to see what trenches feel like.
On the day that Tiadatha
Sallied forth into the trenches,
Wondrously was he accoutred.
On his head a cap with ear-flaps
(Very like a third-rate footpad’s),
On his feet a pair of waders,
Reaching upwards to his tummy.