Versos English John B. Tabb Foot-Soldiers

English poem

Foot-Soldiers

by (1845–1909)

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'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.