The Scouts' Patrol Song.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14056, 13 November 1909, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Scouts' Patrol Song.

RFDYARD KIPLING'S ADVICE. Air Rudvard Kipling has dedicated to the Scouts a patrol-song. Jt runs: — These are our regulations— There's just one law for the. Scout, And the first and the last, and the present and the past, And the future ami the perfect is "Look out!" I. Thou, and he, look out! We, ve, and they, look out! Though you didn't or you wouldn't, Or you hadn't or you couldnjt; You" jolly well must look out! Look out when you start for the day That your kit is packed to your mind; There's no use going away With' half of it left behind. Look out that your laces arc tight, And vour boots are easy and stout, Or you'll end with a blister by night. (Chorus) All patrols look out! Look out for the birds of the air. Look out for the beasts of t,be field ; They'll tell you how and where The other side's concealed. When the blackbird bolts from the copse. And the cattle are staring about, The wise commander stops, And (Chorus) all patrols look out! Look out when your front is clear And you feel that you're, bound to win. Look out for your flank and your rear, For that's where surprises begin. For the rustle that isn't a rat, For the splash that isn't a trout. For the boulder that may he a hat. (Chorus) All patrols look out! For the innocent knee-high grass, For the" ditch that never tells, Look out! look out ere you pass— And look out for everything else! A sign misread as you run Alay turn retreat to a rout — For all things under the sun (Chorus) AH patrols look out! Look out when vour temper goes At the end of a losing game; And your hoots are too tight for your toes, . And you answer and argue and blame. It's the hardest part of the law. But it has to be learnt by the Scout — For whining --Mid shirking and jaw. (Chorus) All patrols look out!