Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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BC Archives MS-0392 - Box 1, Volume 4-5
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THE OLD BARBED WIRE
If you want to find the Sergeant I know where he is, I know where he is, I know where he is, If you want to find the Sergeant, I know where he is. He's lying on the canteen floor, I've seen him, I've seen him, Lying on the canteen floor, I've seen him, I've seen him, Lying on the canteen floor.
If you want to find the quarter-bloke I know where he is, I know where he is, I know where he is, If you want to find the quarter-bloke I know where he is. He's miles and miles behind the line, I've seen him, I've seen him Miles and miles behind the line, I've seen him, I've seen him, Miles and miles behind the line.
If you want to find the Sergeant-Major I know where he is, I know where he is, I know where he is, If you want to find the Sergeant-Major I know where he is. He's drinking up the privates' rum, I've seen him, I've seen him Drinking up the privates' rum, I've seen him, I've seen him, Drinking up the privates' rum.
If you want to find the C.O., I know where he is, I know where he is, I know where he is, If you want to find the C.O., I know where he is. He's down in the deep dug-outs, I've seen him, I've seen him, Down in the deep dug-outs, I've seen him, I've seen him, Down in the deep dug-outs.
BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915.