...soldier once, For he was blithe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave l " Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...duty's call I left my legs, In Badajos's breaches I" "Why then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now vou cannot wear your...

...soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave ! "Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...legs In Badajos's breaches'" "Why, then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of...

...once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave ! VIII. " Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now !" IX. " O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs...

...will never have a man With both legs in the grave I "Before you had those timber toes. Your love 1 did allow ; But then, you know you stand upon Another footing now ! " « O Nelly Gray ! O Nelly Gray 1 For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajoz s breaches I " * Why, then,"...

...scarlet coat, Should be more uniform ! " 7. Said she', " I loved a soldier^ once 8 "Before you had these timber toes, Your love I did allow\ But then, you know, you stand upon Another footing*1 now!" 9. "O false and fickle Nelly Gray! 1 know why you refuse : Though 1 've no feet' —...

...brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave. " Before you had those timber toea Your love I did allow ; But then, you know, you stand...Another footing now." " O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray 1 For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breaches." " Why then,"...

...once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave ! vnr. " Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speecnes. At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos's breaches I " X. And now you cannot wear your...

...soldier once, For he was blithe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave ! " Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now I " " O Nellie Gray ! O Nellie Gray ! For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs...

...Pronounce the Spanish name " Badahoze's " in order to get the intended sound. Poor Ben Battle says : " O Nelly Gray ! O Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering...At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breaches ! " The parson told the sexton and the sexton tolled the bell," and " The man ran off with all his...

...soldier once, For he was blithe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave ! ' Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...Another footing now ! ' ' O Nelly Gray ! O Nelly Gray I For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breaches !' I Why, then,'...