Song Lyrics Unknown - Sam Smalls Christmas Pudding    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Sam Smalls Christmas Pudding Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Sam Smalls Christmas Pudding Theme ID: 5378 Album: N/A Sam Small's Christmas Pudding (Stanley Holloway) 'Twere Christmas Eve in the trenches, In Spain, in Peninsular War And Sam Small were cleaning 'is musket, A thing that he'd ne'er done before. For they'd had an inspection that mornin' And Sam had gone down in disgrace. For when Sergeant 'had looked down the barrel --- A sparrer flew out in 'is face! The sergeant reported the matter To Leftenant Byrd, then and there. Said Leftenant " 'Ow jolly disgusting. The Duke must be told of this 'ere!" The duke were upset when he 'eard it. 'E said, "I'm astonished, I am. I must make a most drastic example. There'll be no Christmas pudding for Sam!" When Sam were informed of his sentence Surprise rooted 'im to the spot. 'Twere far worse than 'e 'ad expected--- 'E thought as he'd merely be shot. So Sam sat there, cleanin' 'is musket And polishing barrel and butt While the pudding 'is mother 'ad sent 'im Lay there, on the ground, near 'is foot. Now the sector that Sam's lot were 'olding Ran about a place called Badajoz Where the Spaniards 'ad put up a bastion, And Oh! what a bastion it was. They pounded away all that morning, Bombarding as 'ard as they could, And the Duke brought 'is own private cannon; But that weren't a ha'pporth of good. The Duke said, "Sam. Put dahn thy musket. And help me to lay this gun true." Said Sam, "Ye'd be best askin' favors Of them as ye give puddin' to." The Duke looked at Sam so reproachful And "Don't take it that way." says he, "Us generals have got to be ruthless. It hurt me more than it did thee." Sam sniffed at these words, kind of septic Then looked at the Duke's private gun, And said "We best put in two charges. We'll never bust bastion wi' one." Sam tipped cannon ball out of muzzle, Then took out the wadding and all, Filled barrel chock full of powder, Then picked up and replaced the ball. Sam sighted once, right along barrel, And said,"Righto Duke! Let 'er fly!" The cannon nigh jumped off its trunnions! And oop went the bastion, sky-high! The Duke, 'e weren't 'arf elated, He danced all around in great glee, And said, "Sam. For thy gallant action Ye can 'ot up yer puddin' for tea." Sam bent down to pick up 'is puddin' But it weren't nowhere about In the place where 'e thought 'e 'ad left it Were the cannonball 'e 'ad tipped out! Sam saw in a flash what 'ad 'appened. By an unprecedented mis'ap The puddin' 'is mother 'ad sent 'im 'Ad blown Badajoz off the map! Which is why cannoneers wear to this day A badge, which they think's a grenade. But it's not. It's a brass reproduction Of the puddin' Sam's mother once made. filename[ XMASPDNG ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Sauerkraut Cleaning The Refrigerator, Save The Best For The Last, Save Your Money While Youre Young, Scalloped Potatoes Round, Scarborough Fair, Scarlet Ribbons, Schooners At Digby, Scolding Wife, Scotch And Soda, Scotch On The Rocks, Scotland Anthem Text, Scotland The Brave, Scots Wha Hae, Scotsmans Kilt, Sea Fever, Sea Griever, Seachill, Seamens Hymn, Seasons Round, Seeds Of Love, Seeing Nellie Home, Sellotape Pipers, Senor Abate Round, Servant Of Rosemary Lane, Seven Daffodills, Seven Old Ladies, Seychelles Anthem Text, Seychelles Native Anthem Text, Shadow You Have Seen, Shadows and Lights, Shall We Gather At The River, Shallow Brown, Shannon And Chesapeake, Shanty Boy And The Farmers Son, Shape Of My Love, Share Me With Texas, She Did It To Me, She Moved Through The Fair, Shearing In The Bar, Shearins Nae For You My Bonnie Lassie O, Sheath And Knife, Shell Still Cry Tonight, Sheffield Apprentice, Shepherd Of The Downs, Shepherds Wife, Shes Like A Swallow, Shes More To Be Pitied Than Censured, Shes Not You, Shine Your Buttons With Brasso, Shingling The Rum Sellers Roof, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy