THE MARCHING FEET
.. * 0 llio marching feet, 0 tlio marching} feet, ' ' Tliat tramp, tramp, tramp, down the market street, With the firelock sloped, and the bayonet bright, And all eves agieam, with a martial light, ‘ As the band leads oil, with its music sweet, To the tramp, tramp, tramp, of the marching feet. 0 the marching feet, 0 the marching feet, That tramp, tramp, tramp, to the loud drumbeat, For the boys are out, in their war array, For the call had come, and they might not stay, ( And the dust-clouds rise, in the noonday heat, To the tramp, tramp, tramp, of the marching feet 0 the marching feet, O the marching feet. That tramp, tramp, tramp, and the windows greet, Whence a cheery smile, or a kiss blown back, Will make, light as feathers, each soldier’s pack, While the officers .whisper in tones discreet, To the tramp, tramp, tramp, of the marching feet. 0 the marching feet, 0 the inarching, feet, That tiamp, tramp, tramp, all in M.aki neat; So it’s luck, good speed, and a loud last cheer, For our lads wlio know, ’tis there duty clear, To be true, till death, for there's no retreat, To the tramp, tramp, tramp, of the . marching feet. • —ILE., Hiwaka. April 23, 1923.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 28 April 1923, Page 10
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212THE MARCHING FEET Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 28 April 1923, Page 10
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