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To Thomas Atkins

PRELUDE TO "BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS"

I have made for you a song
   And it may be right or wrong,
But only you can tell me if it’s true.
   I have tried for to explain
   Both your pleasure and your pain,
And, Thomas, here’s my best respects to you!
 
   O there’ll surely come a day
   When they’ll give you all your pay,
And treat you as a Christian ought to do;
   So, until that day comes round,
   Heaven keep you safe and sound,
And, Thomas, here’s my best respects to you!
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