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Thread #95508 Message #1860215
Posted By: The Shambles
16-Oct-06 - 08:53 AM
Thread Name: Some buggars died.
Subject: RE: Some buggars died.
Subject: Bugle Calls From: The Walrus at work - PM Date: 15 Mar 02 - 09:08 AM
Traditonally, buglers tend to memorise sets of (sometimes very odd) lyrics as an aid to remembering bugle calls, for example, from the British Army of the Great War period (and through the 20th Century):
THE ROUSE
Get out of bed, get out of bed, You lazy bastards Get out of bed, get out of bed, You lazy bastards I feel sorry for you....I do!"
or
SICK CALL
Sixty four, Ninety four, He'll never go sick no more The poor bugger's dead