The K A Boys

Dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud

Kitchener's Army on the march

Through Marylebone and Marble Arch,

Men in motley, so to speak,

Been in training about a week,

Swinging easy, toe and heel,

Game and gay, and keen as steel.

Dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud

Norfolk jackets, city suits,

Some in shoes and some in boots;

Clerk and sportsman, tough and nut,

Reach-me-downs and Bond-Street cut;

Typical kit of every kind,

To show the life they've left behind.

Dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud dr-rud

Marching by at an easy pace,

The great adventure in every face.

Raw if you like, but full of grit,

Snatching the chance to do their bit.

Oh, I want to cheer and I want to cry

When Kitchener's Boys go marching by.

'K A' refers to Kitchener's Army