The men 'oo 'elped 'im most of all to slip it well across

Was the men with actin' rank o' bombardier.

Oh, the Colonel strafes the Old Man, an' 'e strafes the Capting too,

Then to the subs the 'eavy language flows;

They comes an' calls their Numbers One an inefficient crew

An' down it comes to junior N.C.O.'s;

An' then the B.S.M. chips in an' gives 'em 'oly 'ell,

An' the full edition's poured into the ear

Of the man that's got to be ubeek (an' you be—blest as well),

The man with actin' rank o' bombardier.