Brother Bertie went away
To do his bit the other day
With a smile on his lips and his lieutenant pips
Upon his shoulder, bright and gay.
As the train mov'd out he said
"Remember me to all the Birds!"
The he wagg'd his paw, and went away to war
Shouting out these pathetic words
"Goodbye-ee! Goodbye-ee
Wipe a tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee,
Though it's hard to part, I know
I'll be tickled to death to go
Don't cry-ee! Don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee
Bon soir old thing! Cheerio, chin-chin!
Nahpoo! Toodleoo! Goodbye-ee!
At a concert down at Kew,
Some convalescents dressed in blue
Had to hear Lady Lee,who had turned eighty-three,
Sing all the old, old songs she knew.
Then she made a speech and said
"I look upon you boys with pride,
And for what you've done I'm going to kiss each one!"
Then they all grabbed their sticks and cried
Goodbye-ee! Goodbye-ee
Wipe a tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee,
Though it's hard to part, I know
I'll be tickled to death to go
Don't cry-ee! Don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee
Bon soir old thing! Cheerio, chin-chin!
Nahpoo! Toodleoo! Goodbye-ee!
Little Private Patrick Shaw
He was a prisoner of war.
Till s Hun with a gun called him "pig-dog" for fun,
Then Paddy punched him on the jaw.
Right across the barbed wire fence
The German Dropped, then, dear oh dear!
All the wire gave way, and Paddy yelled "Hooray!"
As he ran for the Dutch frontier-
Goodbye-ee! Goodbye-ee
Wipe a tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee,
Though it's hard to part, I know
I'll be tickled to death to go
Don't cry-ee! Don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee
Bon soir old thing! Cheerio, chin-chin!
Nahpoo! Toodleoo! Goodbye-ee!
To do his bit the other day
With a smile on his lips and his lieutenant pips
Upon his shoulder, bright and gay.
As the train mov'd out he said
"Remember me to all the Birds!"
The he wagg'd his paw, and went away to war
Shouting out these pathetic words
"Goodbye-ee! Goodbye-ee
Wipe a tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee,
Though it's hard to part, I know
I'll be tickled to death to go
Don't cry-ee! Don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee
Bon soir old thing! Cheerio, chin-chin!
Nahpoo! Toodleoo! Goodbye-ee!
At a concert down at Kew,
Some convalescents dressed in blue
Had to hear Lady Lee,who had turned eighty-three,
Sing all the old, old songs she knew.
Then she made a speech and said
"I look upon you boys with pride,
And for what you've done I'm going to kiss each one!"
Then they all grabbed their sticks and cried
Goodbye-ee! Goodbye-ee
Wipe a tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee,
Though it's hard to part, I know
I'll be tickled to death to go
Don't cry-ee! Don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee
Bon soir old thing! Cheerio, chin-chin!
Nahpoo! Toodleoo! Goodbye-ee!
Little Private Patrick Shaw
He was a prisoner of war.
Till s Hun with a gun called him "pig-dog" for fun,
Then Paddy punched him on the jaw.
Right across the barbed wire fence
The German Dropped, then, dear oh dear!
All the wire gave way, and Paddy yelled "Hooray!"
As he ran for the Dutch frontier-
Goodbye-ee! Goodbye-ee
Wipe a tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee,
Though it's hard to part, I know
I'll be tickled to death to go
Don't cry-ee! Don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee
Bon soir old thing! Cheerio, chin-chin!
Nahpoo! Toodleoo! Goodbye-ee!