A Hero of the Wars

A Hero of the Wars
He couldn't fight the clever Huns in France;They forced him to his knees and broke his lance.Therefore, the Politicians called him homeTo cool his poor, spurred heels and scheme and foam,And spin a funny yarn of fairy snipersAnd battles lost that made him clown of Ypres.But when at last the Prime Ass did determineTo exterminate the wretched emerald vermine,He sent him to the unregenerate isle,His honour to redeem in English style.there is no rival now eager to robThis hero of the English ruling classes,Who failed in France, of his notorious jobOf shooting down defenceless Irish masses.

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