Bless 'Em All.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Feb 2001.

They say there's a troop~ship just leaving Bombay,
Bound for old Blighty's shore,

Heavily laden with time~expired men,
bound for the land they adore.

There's many an Airman just finishing his time,
There's many a twirp signing on,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all!
The long and the short and the tall;

Bless all the Sergeants and double~u o ones,
Bless all the Corp'rals and their blinkin' sons,

'cos we're saying goodbye to them all.
As back to their billets they crawl,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

They say if you work hard you'll get better pay,
We've heard it all before,

Clean up your buttons and polish your boots,
scrub out the barrack room floor.

There's many a rookie has taken it in,
Hook line and sinker an' all,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all!
The long and the short and the tall;

Bless all the Sergeants and double~u o ones,
Bless all the Corp'rals and their blinkin' sons,

'cos we're saying goodbye to them all.
As back to their billets they crawl,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

They say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap,
Oh! What a tale to tell!

Ask him for leave on a Saturday night,
He'll pare your fare home as well.

There's many an Airman has blighted his life,
thro' writing rude words on the wall,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all!
The long and the short and the tall;

Bless all the Sergeants and double~u o ones,
Bless all the Corp'rals and their blinkin' sons,

'cos we're saying goodbye to them all.
As back to their billets they crawl,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

They say that the Corp'ral will help you along,
Oh! What an awful crime,

Lend him your razor to clean up his chin,
He'll bring it back ev'ry time.

There's many a rookie has fell in the mud,
thro' leaving his horse in the stall,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

Bless 'em all! Bless 'em all!
The long and the short and the tall;

Bless all the Sergeants and double~u o ones,
Bless all the Corp'rals and their blinkin' sons,

'cos we're saying goodbye to them all.
As back to their billets they crawl,

You'll get no promotion,
this side of the ocean,
so cheer up, my lads bless 'em all!

Nobody knows what a twirp you've been,
so cheer up, my lads,
Bless 'Em All!

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Bless Em All 1940 Orch seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 29 Jan 2001

Bless 'Em All 1940 Orchetra Dr. Pitt-Payne Piano 29 Jan 2001
copyright 1942 by The Peter Maurice Nusic Co Ltd London
by Jimmy Hughes and Frank Lane
Research and score by Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne 29 Jan 2001