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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOOT-SOLDIERS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis all the way to toe-town
Last Line: Are six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Soldiers
First Line: Tis all the way to toe-town
Last Line: Are six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Soldiers
'Tis all the way to Toe-town,
Beyond the Knee-high hill,
That Baby has to travel down
To see the soldiers drill.
One, two, three, four, five, a-row --
A captain and his men --
And on the other side, you know,
Are six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
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