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Famous Ands Poems by Famous Poets

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by Edgar, Marriott
...t better directly 
And `is figure once more became lean.
But the only difference with Albert Was,
`is face and `is `ands were quite clean. 

Meanwhile Mr. and Mrs. Ramsbottom 
`Ad gone back to their tea, feelin' blue.
Ma said, "I feel down in the mouth, like.
" Pa said, "Aye, I bet Albert does, too." 

Said Mother, "It just goes to show yer 
That the future is never revealed;
If I'd thowt we was goin' to lose `im,
I'd `ave not `ad `is boots soled a...Read more of this...



by Kipling, Rudyard
...my Sunday-school best,
By the 'elp of the Squire an' 'is wife
(Not to mention the 'ousemaid an' cook),
To come in an' 'ands up an' be still,
An' honestly work for my bread,
My livin' in that state of life
To which it shall please God to call
     Me!

Me that 'ave followed my trade
In the place where the Lightnin's are made;
"Twixt the Rains and the Sun and the Moon --
Me that lay down an' got up
Three years with the sky for my roof --
That 'ave ridden my 'unger an' thirst
S...Read more of this...

by Kipling, Rudyard
...(Non-commissioned Officers in Charge of Prisoners)
When by the labor of my 'ands
 I've 'elped to pack a transport tight 
With prisoners for foreign lands, 
 I ain't transported with delight.
 I know it's only just an' right,
 But yet it somehow sickens me,
For I 'ave learned at Waterval
 The meanin' of captivity.

Be'ind the pegged barb-wire strands,
 Beneath the tall electric light,
We used to walk in bare-'ead bands,
 Expl...Read more of this...

by Goose, Mother
...ggars would ride.If turnips were watches, I would wear one by my side.    And if "ifs" and "ands"    Were pots and pans,There'd be no work for tinkers!...Read more of this...

by Service, Robert William
...ar.
For ain't it a fraud! when a Boche and yours truly
 Gits into a mix in the grit and the grime,
'E jerks up 'is 'ands wiv a yell and 'e's duly
 Part of me outfit every time.

Left, right, Hans and Fritz!
Goose step, keep up yer mits!
Oh my, Ain't it a shyme!
Part of me outfit every time.

At toasting a biscuit me bay'nit's a dandy;
 I've used it to open a bully beef can;
For pokin' the fire it comes in werry 'andy;
 For any old thing but for stickin' a man....Read more of this...



by Service, Robert William
...s twice as big as me;
I was 'arf the weight of 'e;
 We was like a terryer and a 'ound.

'Struth! But 'e was sich a 'andsome bloke.
Me, I'm 'andsome as a chunk o' coke.
Did I give it 'im? Not 'arf!
Why, it fairly made me laugh,
 'Cos 'is bloomin' bellows wasn't sound.
Couldn't fight for monkey nuts.
Soon I gets 'im in the guts,
 There 'e lies a-floppin' on the ground.

In I goes to finish up the job.
Quick 'e throws 'is 'ands above 'is nob;
Speakin'...Read more of this...

by Paterson, Andrew Barton
...dn't you know 'im again when you meet 'im? 
That's 'im all right! 

What was the brand on 'is 'ide? 
I couldn't say, 
Brands can be transmogrified. 
That ain't the way -- 
It's the look of a 'orse and the way that 'e moves 
That I'd know any day. 

What was the boy on 'is back? 
Why, 'e went past 
All of a minute, and off down the track. 
-- "The 'orse went as fast?" 
True, so 'e did! But my eyes, what a treat! 
'Ow can I notice the 'ands and the seat 
Of each bum...Read more of this...

by Service, Robert William
...m, we couldn't miss a shot.
But though we mowed 'em down like grass, like grass was they a-springin',
 And all our 'ands was blistered, for our rifles was so 'ot.
We roared with battle-fury, and we lammed the stuffin' out of 'em,
 And then we fixed our bay'nets and we spitted 'em like meat.
You should 'ave 'eard the beggars squeal; you should 'ave seen the rout of 'em,
 And 'ow we cussed and wondered when the word came: Retreat!

Retreat! That was the 'ell of it.<...Read more of this...

by Edgar, Marriott
...e felt better direc'ly,
And 'is figure once more became lean,
But the only difference with Albert
Was 'is face and 'is 'ands were quite clean.

Meanwhile Mister and Missus Ramsbottom
'Ad gone 'ome to tea feeling blue;
Ma says 'I feel down in the mouth like,'
Pa says "Aye! I bet Albert does too.'

Said Ma 'It just goes for to show yer
That the future is never revealed,
If I thought we was going to lose 'im
I'd 'ave not 'ad 'is boots soled and 'eeled.

'Let's look o...Read more of this...

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