Speranza

To the tune of "Never mind"

if the sergeant drinks your rum

NEVER MIND

& your face may lose its smile

NEVER MIND

he's entitled to a tot

but not the bleeding lot

if the sergeant drinks your rum

NEVER MIND

When old Jerry shells your trench

never mind

And your face may lose its smile

never mind

tho' the sandbags bust & fly

you have only once to die

if old Jerry shells the trench

never mind

If you get stuck on the wire

never mind

And your face may lose its smile

never mind

tho' you're stuck there all the day

they count you dead & stop your pay

if you get stuck on the wire

never mind

if the sergeant says your mad

never mind

p'raps you are a little bit

never mind

just be calm don't answer back

cause the sergeant stands no slack

so if he says you're mad well you are.