文本歌词

Bless 'em All - George Formby
They say there's a troopship just leaving bombay
Bound for old blighty shore
Heavily laden with time expired men
Bound for the land they adore
There's many an airman just finishing his time
There's many a twerp signing on
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all
Bless 'em all bless 'em all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and W O ones
Bless all the corp'rals and their blinkin sons
Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all
They say if you work hard you'll get better pay haha
We've heard all that before
Clean up your buttons and polish your boots
Scrub out the barrack room floor
There's many a rookie has taken it in
Hook line and sinker and all
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all
Bless 'em all bless 'em all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and W O ones
Bless all the corp'rals and their blinkin sons
Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all
Now they say that the sergeant's a very nice chap hehe
Oh what a tale to tell
Ask him for leave on a Saturday night
And he'll pay your fare home as well
There's many an airman has blighted his life
Through writing rude words on the wall
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all
Bless 'em all bless 'em all bless 'em all bless 'em all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and W O ones
Bless all the corp'rals and their blinkin sons
Cause we're saying goodbye to them all
As back to their billets they crawl
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all
Nobody knows what a twerp you have been
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all