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Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850–1894).  A Child’s Garden of Verses and Underwoods.  1913.
  
23. Marching Song

BRING the comb and play upon it! 
  Marching, here we come! 
Willie cocks his highland bonnet, 
  Johnnie beats the drum. 
  
Mary Jane commands the party,         5
  Peter leads the rear; 
Feet in time, alert and hearty, 
  Each a Grenadier! 
  
All in the most martial manner 
  Marching double-quick;  10
While the napkin like a banner 
  Waves upon the stick! 
  
Here’s enough of fame and pillage, 
  Great commander Jane! 
Now that we’ve been round the village  15
  Let’s go home again. 

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