So we loosed a bloomin' volley
An' we made the beggars cut,
An' when our pooch was emptied out
We used the bloomin' butt.
Ho! My! Don't you come anigh
When Tommy is a-playin' with the bay'nit an' the butt!
Barrack Room Ballad
So we loosed
a bloomin’ volley
“The Taking of Lungtungpen”