v1 Overseas in Flanders (**or Behind a trench in Flanders)~~~

With tramp of feet and jingle, I heard the gun teams:

v2 Brown thatch and gardens blooming~~~~~
The Meon flowing past them, so quiet as it goes (** and the cool shining river so pleasant where he? or she? flows

v3 Oh Captain Boxer traveller I see them also plain
With tassled earflaps nodding all along the leafy lane (**ear~caps)

v4 All those lads and horses ~~(** Off all those lads and horse~~
For Dick fell at Givenchy and Prince beside the gun~~~(** There's Dick that died at Cuinchy and Prince beside the gun
On that long red road to glory a mile or two from Mons

v5 Dead Lads and shadowy horses , I see them all so plain, I see them and I know them and call them each by name, riding down through Swanmore when all the West's a glow, and the lads all sitting sideway's~~~

** Dead lads and shadowy horses ~I see them just the same, I see them and I know them and name them each by name, Going down to shining waters when all the West's aglow and the lads all sitting sideways ~~~

Final chorus
And it's home lads home with the sunset on their faces
Home lads home to those quiet happy places etc ~~~

** from the Complete poetry of Cicely Fox Smith
other amendments as sung by Kings Pond Shanty men

Ray