Dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud <br />Kitchener's Army on the march <br />Through Marylebone and Marble Arch, <br />Men in motley, so to speak, <br />Been in training about a week, <br />Swinging easy, toe and heel, <br />Game and gay, and keen as steel. <br /> <br />Dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud <br />Norfolk jackets, city suits, <br />Some in shoes and some in boots; <br />Clerk and sportsman, tough and nut, <br />Reach-me-downs and Bond-Street cut; <br />Typical kit of every kind, <br />To show the life they've left behind. <br /> <br />Dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud <br />Marching by at an easy pace, <br />The great adventure in every face. <br />Raw if you like, but full of grit, <br />Snatching the chance to do their bit. <br />Oh, I want to cheer and I want to cry <br />When Kitchener's Boys go marching by.<br /><br />Jessie Pope<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-k-a-boys/
