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As a sailor and soldier were a-walking one day,
Said the sailor to the soldier, "Let us kneel down and pray.
We’ll pray for the welfare and good of all men
And to everything I say, do you say 'Amen'".
"Let us pray for the young boys who stay home and plow
And maintain their families by the sweat of their brow.
Good luck and good fortune them always attend.
And money a plenty". Said the soldier, "Amen".
"Let us pray for the young girls who stay home and spin
And go to nice parties as well all have been.
Good luck and good fortune them always attend
And sweethearts to court them. Said the soldier, "Amen".
"We’ll pray for the miser with hands full of gold,
Who neither spends it nor lends it nor gives to the poor.
Bad luck and misfortune him always attend.
And the devil to take him. Said the soldier, "Amen".
"Now what shall we pray for? Let us pray for some beer,
Some glorious, beautiful, wonderful beer
And if we have one pint, we might as well have ten.
Let us have the whole brewery". Said the soldier, "Amen".
"Now the next thing we'll pray for will be some good beef."
Said the sailor to the soldier, "We'll eat with relief,
For where we get one pound I hope we'll get ten
and never go hungry". Said the soldier, "Amen".
"Now what shall we pray for? Let us pray for a wench
And Glory, O Glory, that she may be French
And if we have one wench, we might as well have ten.
Let's have the whole harem". Said the soldier, "Amen".
"Now what shall we pray for? Let us pray for our peace
From Cape Town to Belfast, from Glasgow to Greece
And if we have one year, may we also have ten.
May there never be another war". Said the soldier, "Amen".
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