In enterprise of martial kind, <br />When there was any fighting, <br />He led his regiment from behind <br />(He found it less exciting). <br />But when away his regiment ran, <br />His place was at the fore, O- <br />That celebrated, <br />Cultivated, <br />Underrated <br />Nobleman, <br />The Duke of Plaza-Toro! <br />In the first and foremost flight, ha, ha! <br />You always found that knight, ha, ha! <br />That celebrated, <br />Cultivated, <br />Underrated <br />Nobleman, <br />The Duke of Plaza-Toro! <br /> <br />When, to evade Destruction's hand, <br />To hide they all proceeded, <br />No soldier in that gallant band <br />Hid half as well as he did. <br />He lay concealed throughout the war, <br />And so preserved his gore, O! <br />That unaffected, <br />Undetected, <br />Well connected <br />Warrior, <br />The Duke of Plaza-Toro! <br />In every doughty deed, ha, ha! <br />He always took the lead, ha, ha! <br />That unaffected, <br />Undetected, <br />Well connected <br />Warrior, <br />The Duke of Plaza-Toro! <br /> <br />When told that they would all be shot <br />Unless they left the service, <br />That hero hesitated not, <br />So marvellous his nerve is. <br />He sent his resignation in, <br />The first of all his corps, O! <br />That very knowing, <br />Overflowing, <br />Easy-going <br />Paladin, <br />The Duke of Plaza-Toro! <br />To men of grosser clay, ha, ha! <br />He always showed the way, ha, ha! <br />That very knowing, <br />Overflowing, <br />Easy-going <br />Paladin, <br />The Duke of Plaza-Toro!<br /><br />William Schwenck Gilbert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-duke-of-plaza-toro/
