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GUNGA DIN By: Rudyard Kiplimg (poem) and Jim Croce (music) https://youtu.be/YmTdGxb5NzA [Verse 1] [spoken]

You may ^Amtalk o' gin and ^Gbeer When you're ^Cquartered safe out ^E'ere, An' you're ^Amsent to penny-^Gfights an' Alder^Amshot it; But ^Amwhen it comes to ^Gslaughter You will ^Cdo your work on ^Ewater, An' you'll ^Amlick the bloomin' ^Gboots of 'im that's ^Amgot it.

[Verse 2]

Now in ^AmInjia's sunny ^Gclime, Where I ^Cused to spend my ^Etime A-^Amservin' of 'Er ^GMajesty the ^AmQueen, Of ^Amall them black-faced ^Gcrew The ^Cfinest man I ^Eknew Was our ^Amregimental ^Gbhisti, Gunga ^AmDin.

[Chorus 1] [spoken]

^AmHe was "^GDin! ^CDin! D^Ein! You ^Amlimping lump o' ^Gbrick-dust, Gunga ^ADin! Hi! sli^Amppery hither-^Gao! Water, ^Cget it! Panee ^Elao! You ^Amsquigy-nosed old ^Gidol, Gunga ^AmDin."

[Verse 3]

The ^Amuniform 'e ^Gwore Was ^Cnothin' much ^Ebefore, An' ^Amrather less than '^Garf o' that ^Ambe'ind, For a ^Ampiece o' twisty ^Grag An' a ^Cgoatskin water-^Ebag Was ^Amall the field-^Gequipment e' could ^Amfind.

[Verse 4]

When the ^Amsweatin' troop-train ^Glay In a ^Csidin' through the ^Eday, Where the '^Ameat would make your ^Gbloomin' eyebrows ^Amcrawl, We ^Amshouted "Harry ^GBy!" Till our ^Cthroats were bricky-^Edry, Then we ^Amwopped 'im 'cause 'e ^Gcouldn't serve us ^Amall.

[Chorus 2] [spoken]

It w^Amas "D^Gin! D^Cin! D^Ein! You 'eat^Amhen, where the misc^Ghief 'ave you been^Am? You put ^Amsome juldee in i^Gt Or I'll ^Cmarrow you this ^Eminute If you d^Amon't fill up my h^Gelmet, Gunga D^Amin!

[Verse 5]

'E would ^Amdot an' carry ^Gone Till the ^Clongest day was ^Edone An' 'e ^Amdidn't seem to ^Gknow the use o' ^Amfear. If we ^Amcharged or broke or ^Gcut, You could ^Cbet your bloomin' ^Enut, 'E'd be ^Amwaitin' fifty ^Gpaces right flank ^Amrear.

[Verse 6]

With 'is ^Ammussick on 'is ^Gback, 'E would ^Cskip with our at-^Etack, An' ^Amwatch us till the ^Gbugles made "Re-^Amtire," An' for ^Amall 'is dirty '^Gide 'E was ^Cwhite, clear white, in-^Eside When 'e ^Amwent to tend the ^Gwounded under ^Amfire!

[Chorus 3] [spoken]

It was "^AmDin! ^GDin! ^CDin!" ^E With the ^Ambullets kickin' ^Gdust-spots on the ^Amgreen. When the ^Amcartridges ran ^Gout, You could ^Chear the front-files ^Eshout, "Hi! ^Amammunition-^Gmules an' Gunga ^AmDin!"

[Verse 7]

I ^Amsha'n't forgit the ^Gnight When I ^Cdropped be'ind the ^Efight With a ^Ambullet where my ^Gbelt plate should 'a' ^Ambeen. I was ^Amchokin' mad with ^Gthirst, An' the ^Cman that spied me ^Efirst Was our ^Amgood old grinnin', ^Ggruntin' Gunga ^AmDin.

[Verse 8]

'E ^Amlifted up my '^Gead, An' he ^Cplugged me where I ^Ebled, An' 'e ^Amguv me 'arf-a-^Gpint o' water-^Amgreen: It was ^Amcrawlin' and it ^Gstunk, But of ^Call the drinks I've ^Edrunk, I'm ^Amgratefullest to ^Gone from Gunga ^AmDin.

[Chorus 4] [spoken]

It was "^AmDin! ^GDin! ^CDin!"^E 'Ere's a ^Ambeggar with a ^Gbullet through 'is ^Amspleen; 'E's ^Amchawin' up the ^Gground, An' 'e's ^Ckickin' all ^Earound: For ^AmGawd's sake git the ^Gwater, Gunga ^AmDin!

[Verse 9]

'E ^Amcarried me a-^Gway To ^Cwhere a dooli ^Elay, An' a ^Ambullet come an' ^Gdrilled the beggar ^Amclean. 'E ^Amput me safe in-^Gside, An' ^Cjust before 'e ^Edied: "I '^Amope you liked your ^Gdrink," sez Gunga ^AmDin.

[Verse 10]

So I'll ^Ammeet 'im later ^Gon At the ^Cplace where 'e is ^Egoneâ Where it's ^Amalways double ^Gdrill and no can-^Amteen; 'E'll be ^Amsquattin' on the ^Gcoals, Givin' ^Cdrink to poor damned ^Esouls, An' I'll ^Amget a swig in ^Ghell from Gunga ^AmDin!

[Chorus 5] [spoken]

Yes, ^AmDin! ^GDin! ^CDin! ^E You ^AmLazarushian-^Gleather Gunga ^AmDin! Though I've ^Ambelted you and ^Gflayed you, By the ^Cliving Gawd that ^Emade you, You're a ^Ambetter man than ^GI am, Gunga ^AmDin!

Jim Croce - Gunga din