[Ensign Luby sings “The glasses sparkle on the board,” so completely out of tune that nobody knows what to make of it; the conclusion, however, is loudly applauded.
Ensign Buckskin.—
“A very good song, and very well sung,
(Chorus by all.)
Jolly companions every one.
We only live life to enjoy—
We only live life to enjoy—
How happy’s the soldier who lives on his pay,
And spends half-a-crown out of six-pence a day.
We are the boys for mirth and glee—
We are the boys for jollity.
And so we fell a drinking,
So we fell a drinking,
Drinking, drinking,
So we fell a drinking.
We shan’t go home till morning,
We shan’t go home till morning,
We shan’t go home till morning—
’Till daylight does appear.”
Ye—he—hip! Yoix! hark forward! stole away! e-oic!—e-oic!—e-oic!—hoo—oo—oo—hip!
All the Mess. Bravo! bravo! bravo!