Grousing Poem : The Guards Came Through and Other Poems by Arthur Conan Doyle
Grousing Poem
by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Grousing Poem
The army swore terribly in Flanders.”—Uncle Toby
WHAT do the soldiers say?
“Dam! Dam! Dam!
I don’t mind cold, I don’t mind heat,
Over the top for a Sunday treat.
With Fritz I’ll always take my spell.
But I want my grub, and where in hell
Is the jam?”
What does the officer say?
“Dam! Dam! Dam!
Mud and misery, flies and stench,
Piggin’ it here in a beastly trench,
But what I mean, by Jove, you see,
I like my men and they don’t mind me.
So, on the whole, I’d rather be
Where I am.”
What does the enemy say?
“Kolossal Verdam!
They told me, when the war began.
The British Tommy always ran,
And so he does, just as they said,
But, Donnerwetter! it’s straight ahead
Like a ram.”
What does the public say?
“Dam! Dam! Dam!
They tax me here, they tax me there,
Bread is dear and the cupboard bare,
I’m bound to grouse, but if it’s the way
To win the war, why then I’ll pay
Like a lamb.”
The Guards Came Through and Other Poems
Victrix Poem
Those Others Poem
The Guards Came Through Poem
Haig Is Moving Poem
The Guns In Sussex Poem
Ypres Poem
Grousing Poem
The Volunteer Poem
The Night Patrol Poem
The Bugles Of Canada Poem
The Wreck On Loch Mcgarry Poem
The Bigot Poem
The Athabasca Trail Poem
Ragtime! Poem
Christmas In Trouble Poem
To Carlo Poem
To Ronald Ross Poem
Little Billy Poem
Take Heart Poem
Retrospect Poem
Comrades Poem
Lindisfaire Poem
Holy Grail A Parable Poem
Fate Poem
