THE SOLDIERS OF OUR QUEEN
DRAGOONS:
The soldiers of our Queen
Are linked in friendly tether;
Upon the battle scene
They fight the foe together.
There ev'ry mother's son
Prepared to fight and fall is;
The enemy of one
The enemy of all is!
The enemy of one
The enemy of all is!
[On an order from the MAJOR they fall back.]
[Enter the COLONEL. All salute.]
COLONEL:
If you want a receipt for that popular mystery,
Known to the world as a Heavy Dragoon,
DRAGOONS: [saluting] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL:
Take all the remarkable people in history,
Rattle them off to a popular tune.
DRAGOONS: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL:
The pluck of Lord Nelson on board of the Victory --
Genius of Bismarck devising a plan --
The humour of Fielding (which sounds contradictory) --
Coolness of Paget about to trepan --
The science of Jullien, the eminent musico --
Wit of Macaulay, who wrote of Queen Anne --
The pathos of Paddy, as rendered by Boucicault --
Style of the Bishop of Sodor and Man --
The dash of a D'Orsay, divested of quackery --
Narrative powers of Dickens and Thackeray --
Victor Emmanuel -- peak-haunting Peveril --
Thomas Aquinas, and Doctor Sacheverell --
Tupper and Tennyson -- Daniel Defoe --
Anthony Trollope and Mister Guizot! Ah!
DRAGOONS: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL DRAGOONS
Take of these elements all A Heavy Dragoon,
that is fusible a Heavy Dragoon,
Melt them all down in a A Heavy Dragoon,
pipkin or crucible a Heavy Dragoon,
Set them to simmer, A Heavy Dragoon
and take off the scum, a Heavy Dragoon,
And a Heavy Dragoon Is the residuum!
is the residuum!
COLONEL:
If you want a receipt for this soldier-like paragon,
Get at the wealth of the Czar (if you can) --
The family pride of a Spaniard from Aragon --
Force of Mephisto pronouncing a ban --
A smack of Lord Waterford, reckless and rollicky --
Swagger of Roderick, heading his clan --
The keen penetration of Paddington Pollaky --
Grace of an Odalisque on a divan --
The genius strategic of Caesar or Hannibal --
Skill of Sir Garnet in thrashing a cannibal --
Flavour of Hamlet -- the Stranger, a touch of him --
Little of Manfred (but not very much of him) --
Beadle of Burlington -- Richardson's show --
Mister Micawber and Madame Tussaud! Ah!
DRAGOONS: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL DRAGOONS
Take of these elements all A Heavy Dragoon,
that is fusible a Heavy Dragoon,
Melt them all down in a A Heavy Dragoon,
pipkin or crucible a Heavy Dragoon,
Set them to simmer, A Heavy Dragoon
and take off the scum, a Heavy Dragoon,
And a Heavy Dragoon Is the residuum!
is the residuum!
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DRAGOONS:
The soldiers of our Queen
Are linked in friendly tether;
Upon the battle scene
They fight the foe together.
There ev'ry mother's son
Prepared to fight and fall is;
The enemy of one
The enemy of all is!
The enemy of one
The enemy of all is!
[On an order from the MAJOR they fall back.]
[Enter the COLONEL. All salute.]
COLONEL:
If you want a receipt for that popular mystery,
Known to the world as a Heavy Dragoon,
DRAGOONS: [saluting] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL:
Take all the remarkable people in history,
Rattle them off to a popular tune.
DRAGOONS: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL:
The pluck of Lord Nelson on board of the Victory --
Genius of Bismarck devising a plan --
The humour of Fielding (which sounds contradictory) --
Coolness of Paget about to trepan --
The science of Jullien, the eminent musico --
Wit of Macaulay, who wrote of Queen Anne --
The pathos of Paddy, as rendered by Boucicault --
Style of the Bishop of Sodor and Man --
The dash of a D'Orsay, divested of quackery --
Narrative powers of Dickens and Thackeray --
Victor Emmanuel -- peak-haunting Peveril --
Thomas Aquinas, and Doctor Sacheverell --
Tupper and Tennyson -- Daniel Defoe --
Anthony Trollope and Mister Guizot! Ah!
DRAGOONS: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL DRAGOONS
Take of these elements all A Heavy Dragoon,
that is fusible a Heavy Dragoon,
Melt them all down in a A Heavy Dragoon,
pipkin or crucible a Heavy Dragoon,
Set them to simmer, A Heavy Dragoon
and take off the scum, a Heavy Dragoon,
And a Heavy Dragoon Is the residuum!
is the residuum!
COLONEL:
If you want a receipt for this soldier-like paragon,
Get at the wealth of the Czar (if you can) --
The family pride of a Spaniard from Aragon --
Force of Mephisto pronouncing a ban --
A smack of Lord Waterford, reckless and rollicky --
Swagger of Roderick, heading his clan --
The keen penetration of Paddington Pollaky --
Grace of an Odalisque on a divan --
The genius strategic of Caesar or Hannibal --
Skill of Sir Garnet in thrashing a cannibal --
Flavour of Hamlet -- the Stranger, a touch of him --
Little of Manfred (but not very much of him) --
Beadle of Burlington -- Richardson's show --
Mister Micawber and Madame Tussaud! Ah!
DRAGOONS: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
COLONEL DRAGOONS
Take of these elements all A Heavy Dragoon,
that is fusible a Heavy Dragoon,
Melt them all down in a A Heavy Dragoon,
pipkin or crucible a Heavy Dragoon,
Set them to simmer, A Heavy Dragoon
and take off the scum, a Heavy Dragoon,
And a Heavy Dragoon Is the residuum!
is the residuum!
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