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The Cholera Camp, by Bellowhead
Verse 1,
CWe’ve the cholera in camp,
And it’s Cworse than Fforty Cfights,
And we’re Gdying in the G7wilderness,
The Csame as FIsraeClites,
It’s Cbefore us and behind us,
And we Ccannot get away,
And the Gdoctor’s just reG7ported,
That we’ve Cten Fmore Ctoday.
Chorus,
Oh Cstrike your camp and go,
The bugle’s Ccalling,
The rains a-Gfalling
The Gdead are bushed and G7stoned
To keep them Csafe G7beloCw,
And Cbands are doing all they can to Ccheer us
GThe chaplain’s gone and G7prayed to god to CheFar Cus,
To CheGar Cus
Oh Clord for it’s the Fkilling G7of us Call
Verse 2
CSince August when it started,
It’s been Csticking Fto our Ctail,
For they’ve Ghad us out by G7marches,
And they’ve Chad us Fback by Crail
But it Cruns as fast as troop trains,
And we cannot get aCway, 
And the Gsick list to the G7Colonel makes Cten Fmore Ctoday,
Verse 3
CAnd there ain’t no fun in women,
And there Cain’t no Fbite to Cdrink,
It’s Gmuch too wet for G7shooting,
We can Conly Fmarch and Cthink.
And at Cevening, down the nullahs,
We can Chear the jackals say,
Get Gup you rotten G7beggars you’ve got Cten Fmore Ctoday,
(Chorus)
Verse 4
And it would Cmake a monkey cough
See our way of Fdoing Cthings,
LieuGtenants taking G7companies,
And Ccaptains Ftaking Cwings,
And Clances acting sergeants,
They file to obey,
Yes there’s Glots of big proG7motion on Cten Fdeaths a Cday
Verse 5
And our Ccolonel’s white and twittery,
And he gets no Fsleep or Cfood,
He just Gmucks about in G7hospital,
Where Cnothing Fdoes no Cgood,
And he Csends us heaps of comfort,
All Cbought from his pay,
But there Gain’t much comfort G7handy on Cten Fdeaths a Cday
(Chorus)
Verse 6
And our Cchaplain he’s got a banjo,
And a skinny Fmule he Crides,
And the Gstuff he says and G7sings,
Oh lord it Cmakes us Fsplit our Csides,
With his Cblack coat-tails a-bobbing,
To Ctara-ra-boom-de-ay,
Oh he’s a Gproper sort of G7Padre for Cten Fdeaths a Cday,
Verse 7
We’ve the Ccholera in camp,
We’ve got it Fhot and Csweet,
And it Gain’t no Christmas G7dinner,
But it’s Cserved and Fwe must Ceat,
And we’ve Cgone beyond the funking,
C’us’ we’ve Cfound it doesn’t pay,
And we’re Grocking round the district on Cten Fdeaths a Cday
Chorus (Version 2)
Oh Cstrike your camp and go,
The bugle’s calling,
The rains a-Gfalling
The dead are bushed and G7stoned
To keep them Csafe GbeClow,
And Cthem that do not like it they can lump it,
And Gthem that cannot G7stand it they can CjuFmp Cit,
For we’ve Cgot to die somewhere, some way some how,
So we Gmight as well begin to do it nG7ow
Verse 8
So Cnumber one, let down the tent poles slow,
Knock Gout the pegs and G7hold the corners Coh,
Furl Cup the flies, fold up the ropes and stow,
Oh Cstrike, Oh Fstrike your G7camp and Cgo.

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The Cholera Camp

by Bellowhead

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The Cholera Camp, by Bellowhead

Verse 1,

We’ve the cholera in camp,

C F C

And it’s worse than forty fights,

G G7

And we’re dying in the wilderness,

C F C

The same as Israelites,

It’s before us and behind us,

And we cannot get away,

G G7

And the doctor’s just reported,

C F C

That we’ve ten more today.

Chorus,

Oh strike your camp and go,

The bugle’s calling,

The rains a-falling

G G7

The dead are bushed and stoned

C G7 C

To keep them safe below,

C C

And bands are doing all they can to cheer us

G G7 C F C

The chaplain’s gone and prayed to god to hear us,

C G C

To hear us

C F G7 C

Oh lord for it’s the killing of us all

Verse 2

Since August when it started,

C F C

It’s been sticking to our tail,

G G7

For they’ve had us out by marches,

C F C

And they’ve had us back by rail

But it runs as fast as troop trains,

And we cannot get away,

G G7 C F C

And the sick list to the Colonel makes ten more today,

Verse 3

And there ain’t no fun in women,

C F C

And there ain’t no bite to drink,

G G7

It’s much too wet for shooting,

C F C

We can only march and think.

And at evening, down the nullahs,

We can hear the jackals say,

G G7 C F C

Get up you rotten beggars you’ve got ten more today,

(Chorus)

Verse 4

And it would make a monkey cough

F C

See our way of doing things,

G G7

Lieutenants taking companies,

C F C

And captains taking wings,

And lances acting sergeants,

They file to obey,

G G7 C F C

Yes there’s lots of big promotion on ten deaths a day

Verse 5

And our colonel’s white and twittery,

F C

And he gets no sleep or food,

G G7

He just mucks about in hospital,

C F C

Where nothing does no good,

And he sends us heaps of comfort,

All bought from his pay,

G G7 C F C

But there ain’t much comfort handy on ten deaths a day

(Chorus)

Verse 6

And our chaplain he’s got a banjo,

F C

And a skinny mule he rides,

G G7

And the stuff he says and sings,

C F C

Oh lord it makes us split our sides,

With his black coat-tails a-bobbing,

To tara-ra-boom-de-ay,

G G7 C F C

Oh he’s a proper sort of Padre for ten deaths a day,

Verse 7

We’ve the cholera in camp,

F C

We’ve got it hot and sweet,

G G7

And it ain’t no Christmas dinner,

C F C

But it’s served and we must eat,

And we’ve gone beyond the funking,

C’us’ we’ve found it doesn’t pay,

G C F C

And we’re rocking round the district on ten deaths a day

Chorus (Version 2)

Oh strike your camp and go,

The bugle’s calling,

The rains a-falling

The dead are bushed and stoned

C G C

To keep them safe below,

And them that do not like it they can lump it,

G G7 C F C

And them that cannot stand it they can jump it,

For we’ve got to die somewhere, some way some how,

G G7

So we might as well begin to do it now

Verse 8

So number one, let down the tent poles slow,

G G7 C

Knock out the pegs and hold the corners oh,

Furl up the flies, fold up the ropes and stow,

C F G7 C

Oh strike, Oh strike your camp and go.

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