Key: G major•
Verse 1
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Colonel Montmorency,
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who was in Calcutta in 92,
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emerged from his retirement for the war.
He wasn't very pleased
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with all he heard and all he saw,
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organized a corps.
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Poor Colonel Montmorency thought,
considering all the wars he'd fought,
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job to do or die
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But after days and weeks and years,
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bravely drying his manly tears,
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he wrote the following letter
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to the Minister of Supply
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Could you please oblige us with a Bren gun,
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or failing that, a hand grenade will do
We've got some ammunition,
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A ma jor house has an ark with us
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that was used at Waterloo
a pitchfork and a spade,
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it's rather hard to guard
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an aerodrome.
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So if you can't ob lige
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us with a Bren gun,
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the Home Guard might as well go home.
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Could you please oblige us
We're getting awfully
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tired of drawing lots.
Today we had a shipment
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they sent us a tank that ties itself in knots.
Captain Clark was heard to say
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He hadn't even got a brush and comb.
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So if you can't ob lige
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us with a brand gun,
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The Home Guard might as well go
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home.
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Colonel Montmorency planned,
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in case the enemy tried to land,
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to drive them back with skill
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should be mechanised,
course,
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Poor Colonel Montmorency tried,
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at infinite cost of time and pride,
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to tackle his superiors again.
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Having just one motorbike,
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fourteen swords and a marlin spike,
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he wrote the following letter
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in the following ur gent train.
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We need it very badly, I'm afraid.
Our local crossword solver
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But during a short attack on the fort,
the trigger got misplayed.
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planned for Friday afternoon,
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the Hippodrome.
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So if you can't oblige us
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with the Bren gun,
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the Home Guard might as well go home.
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Could you please oblige us
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The lack of one is wounding to our pride.
Last night we found the cutest little
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He looked at our kit and giggled
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a bit and laughed until he cried.
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We'll have to hide that armored car
when marching to Berlin.
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So if you can't ob lige
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us with a brand Gun,
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the Home Guard might as well go home
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