Classic Poem

1. The soldier and the sailor went a walking one
day. Said the sailor to the soldier, “I've a
good mind to pray For the rights of all people and the
wrongs of all men, May the Devil double double triple
damn them!” Said the soldier, “Amen.”

2 “Now here's to those lawyers, they'll plead for your cause,
They'll take your hard earnings and give you hard laws.
They'll send you to jail at last, and there to remain.
May the Devil double-double-triple-damn them!” Said the soldier, “Amen.”

3 “Here's to the ministers, they'll preach and they'll pray,
They'll take your hard earnings and fool it away.
They'll send you to hell at last, and there to remain.
May the Devil double-double-triple-damn them!” Said the soldier, “Amen.”

4 “Now here's to the farmer that follows his plough
And gets his hard earnings by the sweat of his brow.
Here's a health to the sailor and the soldier the same.
May the good God Almighty help them!” And they both said, “Amen.”