Verses 1889-1896Volume 11 — THE SEVEN SEASReading editionChapter navigation93 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…VOLUME XIIntroductory materialBARRACK-ROOM BALLADS AND OTHER VERSESBARRACK-ROOM BALLADSTOMMY“FUZZY-WUZZY”SOLDIER, SOLDIERSCREW-GUNSCELLSGUNGA DINOONTSLOOT“SNARLEYOW”THE WIDOW AT WINDSORBELTSTHE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIERMANDALAYTROOPIN'THE WIDOW'S PARTYFORD O' KABUL RIVERGENTLEMEN-RANKERSROUTE MARCHIN'SHILLIN' A DAYTHE BALLAD OF EAST AND WESTTHE LAST SUTTEETHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCYTHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JESTWITH SCINDIA TO DELHITHE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONETHE LAMENT OF THE BORDER CATTLE THIEFTHE RHYME OF THE THREE CAPTAINSTHE BALLAD OF THE “CLAMPHERDOWN”THE BALLAD OF THE “BOLIVAR”THE SACRIFICE OF ER-HEBTHE EXPLANATIONTHE GIFT OF THE SEAEVARRA AND HIS GODSTHE CONUNDRUM OF THE WORKSHOPSTHE LEGEND OF EVILTHE ENGLISH FLAG“CLEARED”AN IMPERIAL RESCRIPTTOMLINSONL'ENVOI TO “LIFE'S HANDICAP”L'ENVOITHE SEVEN SEASDEDICATIONA SONG OF THE ENGLISHTHE FIRST CHANTEYTHE LAST CHANTEYTHE MERCHANTMENM'ANDREW'S HYMNTHE MIRACLESTHE NATIVE-BORNTHE KINGTHE RHYME OF THE THREE SEALERSTHE DERELICTTHE ANSWERTHE SONG OF THE BANJOTHE LINER SHE'S A LADYMULHOLLAND'S CONTRACTANCHOR SONGTHE LOST LEGIONTHE SEA-WIFEHYMN BEFORE ACTIONTO THE TRUE ROMANCETHE FLOWERSTHE LAST RHYME OF TRUE THOMASIN THE NEOLITHIC AGETHE STORY OF UNGTHE THREE-DECKERAN AMERICANTHE “MARY GLOSTER”SESTINA OF THE TRAMP-ROYALBARRACK-ROOM BALLADS“BACK TO THE ARMY AGAIN”“BIRDS OF PREY” MARCH“SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO”SAPPERSTHAT DAY“THE MEN THAT FOUGHT AT MINDEN”CHOLERA CAMPTHE LADIESBILL 'AWKINSTHE MOTHER-LODGE“FOLLOW ME 'OME”THE SERGEANT'S WEDDIN'THE JACKETTHE 'EATHENTHE SHUT-EYE SENTRY“MARY, PITY WOMEN!”FOR TO ADMIREL'ENVOIPrevious chapter ←Volume 11 — L'ENVOINext chapter →Volume 11 — DEDICATIONAll chapters and sections (93)Sections11Volume 11 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 11 · Other sectionsBARRACK-ROOM BALLADS AND OTHER VERSESBARRACK-ROOM BALLADSTOMMY“FUZZY-WUZZY”SOLDIER, SOLDIERSCREW-GUNSCELLSGUNGA DINOONTSLOOT“SNARLEYOW”THE WIDOW AT WINDSORBELTSTHE YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIERMANDALAYTROOPIN'THE WIDOW'S PARTYFORD O' KABUL RIVERGENTLEMEN-RANKERSROUTE MARCHIN'SHILLIN' A DAYTHE BALLAD OF EAST AND WESTTHE LAST SUTTEETHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S MERCYTHE BALLAD OF THE KING'S JESTWITH SCINDIA TO DELHITHE BALLAD OF BOH DA THONETHE LAMENT OF THE BORDER CATTLE THIEFTHE RHYME OF THE THREE CAPTAINSTHE BALLAD OF THE “CLAMPHERDOWN”THE BALLAD OF THE “BOLIVAR”THE SACRIFICE OF ER-HEBTHE EXPLANATIONTHE GIFT OF THE SEAEVARRA AND HIS GODSTHE CONUNDRUM OF THE WORKSHOPSTHE LEGEND OF EVILTHE ENGLISH FLAG“CLEARED”AN IMPERIAL RESCRIPTTOMLINSONL'ENVOI TO “LIFE'S HANDICAP”L'ENVOITHE SEVEN SEASDEDICATIONA SONG OF THE ENGLISHTHE FIRST CHANTEYTHE LAST CHANTEYTHE MERCHANTMENM'ANDREW'S HYMNTHE MIRACLESTHE NATIVE-BORNTHE KINGTHE RHYME OF THE THREE SEALERSTHE DERELICTTHE ANSWERTHE SONG OF THE BANJOTHE LINER SHE'S A LADYMULHOLLAND'S CONTRACTANCHOR SONGTHE LOST LEGIONTHE SEA-WIFEHYMN BEFORE ACTIONTO THE TRUE ROMANCETHE FLOWERSTHE LAST RHYME OF TRUE THOMASIN THE NEOLITHIC AGETHE STORY OF UNGTHE THREE-DECKERAN AMERICANTHE “MARY GLOSTER”SESTINA OF THE TRAMP-ROYALBARRACK-ROOM BALLADS“BACK TO THE ARMY AGAIN”“BIRDS OF PREY” MARCH“SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO”SAPPERSTHAT DAY“THE MEN THAT FOUGHT AT MINDEN”CHOLERA CAMPTHE LADIESBILL 'AWKINSTHE MOTHER-LODGE“FOLLOW ME 'OME”THE SERGEANT'S WEDDIN'THE JACKETTHE 'EATHENTHE SHUT-EYE SENTRY“MARY, PITY WOMEN!”FOR TO ADMIREL'ENVOI1891-1896◇← L'ENVOIDEDICATION →