To de music wid a good will
⁠Fus' beginnin', flat-foot drill,
"'Tention! keep you' hban's dem still,
Can't you tek in dat a li'l?
⁠Hearin' all, but larnin' none.

"But seems unno all do'n-ca',
⁠Won't mek up you' min' fe larn;
Drill-instructor boun' fe swea',
Dealin' wid you' class all day,
⁠Neber see such from A barn.

"Right tu'n, you damn' bungo brut'
⁠Do it so, you mountain man;
Car' behin' de bluff lef foot,
Seems frighten fe de boot!
⁠Whyyou won't keep do'n you' han'?

Shet you' mout'! A wan' no chat
⁠Fabour say you pick up nong,^[1]
Sence you nyamin' Depot fat
An' 'top sleep 'pon so-so mat,
⁠But A mean fe pull you' tongue.^[2]

​"Wonder when unno wi' fit
⁠Fe move up in-a fus' squad,
Use carbine an' bayonet!
Wait dough,––unno wi' larn yet,––
⁠Me wi' drill you ti' you mad."