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Bless ’em All
Mike Tinsley & The Embassy Sisters
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They say there's a troop ship just leaving Bombay
Bound for aubliety shore
Heavily laden with time-expired men
Bound for the land they adore
There's many an airman just finishing his time
With many a twerp sign involved
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads, bless them all
Bless them all, bless them all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and WO1s
Bless all the corporals and their blinking sons
'Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads, bless them all
They say if you work hard you'll get better pay
We've heard it all before
Clean up your buttons and polish your boots
Scrub up the barrack-room floor
There's many a rookie has taken it in
Hook, line and sinker and all
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads, bless them all
Bless them all, bless them all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and WO1s
Bless all the corporals and their blinking sons
'Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads, bless them all
They say that the corporal will help you along
Oh, what an awful crime
Lend him your razor to clean up his chin
He'll bring it back every time
There's many a rookie has fallen among
And even his horse in the straw
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads, bless them all
Bless them all, bless them all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and WO1s
Bless all the corporals and their blinking sons
'Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads, bless them all
Nobody knows what a twerp you've been
So cheer up my lads, bless them all