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Forum members: found this in a book of "Banjo" Paterson's work when he was a war correspondent during the ABW. Sung to the tune of "Botany Bay".

Now, when you've done talking of trifles,
I'll sing you a song of the war -
A song of the Cape Mounted Rifles,
The dandy South African Corps.
Though some of us haven't a penny,
and others have acted the goat,
Yet, take us all round, there ain't many
Will tread on the tail of our -

Chorus
pom,pom,pom,pom, tooralido
pom,pom,pom,pom, tooralay.
Yes, take us all round, there ain't many
Will tread on the tail of our coat.

They told us to stop on the border:
We thought we were out of the hunt.
But quietly they sent us an order -
"The rifles are wanted in front".
And up in the front did they set us
To fight all the Dutchmen afloat.
But ne'er a Commando that met us
Could tread on the tail of our -

They sent us with Colonel Dalgety
To fight with DeWet and old Steyn
We've fought and we've beat them already -
We'll fight and we'll beat them again.
Oom Paul has been picking up trifles -
With millions of cash he's afloat
If he meets with the Cape Mounted Rifles
They'll jump for the tail of his coat.

(written 1900)

Regards to all interested
IL.

Ian,

I'm not familiar with Botany Bay so you don't fancy uploading a recording of this song by any chance??

Ahhhhh .. no.