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1913
THESE are our regulations— | |
| There’s just one law for the Scout | |
| And the first and the last, and the present and the past, | |
| And the future and the perfect is “Look out!” | |
| I, thou and he, look out! | 5 |
| We, ye and they, look out! | |
| Though you didn’t or you wouldn’t | |
| Or you hadn’t or you couldn’t; | |
| You jolly well must look out! | |
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| Look out, when you start for the day | 10 |
| That your kit is packed to your mind; | |
| There is no use going away | |
| With half of it left behind. | |
| Look out that your laces are tight, | |
| And your boots are easy and stout, | 15 |
| Or you’ll end with a blister at night, | |
| (Chorus) All Patrols look out! | |
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| Look out for the birds of the air, | |
| Look out for the beasts of the field— | |
| They’ll tell you how and where | 20 |
| The other side’s concealed. | |
| When the blackbird bolts from the copse, | |
| Or the cattle are staring about, | |
| The wise commander stops | |
| And (chorus) All Patrols look out! | 25 |
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| Look out when your front is clear, | |
| And you feel you are bound to win. | |
| Look out for your flank and your rear— | |
| That’s where surprises begin. | |
| For the rustle that isn’t a rat, | 30 |
| For the splash that isn’t a trout, | |
| For the boulder that may be a hat | |
| (Chorus) All Patrols look out! | |
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| For the innocent knee-high grass, | |
| For the ditch that never tells, | 35 |
| Look out! Look out ere you pass— | |
| And look out for everything else! | |
| A sign mis-read as you run | |
| May turn retreat to a rout— | |
| For all things under the sun | 40 |
| (Chorus) All Patrols look out! | |
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| Look out when your temper goes | |
| At the end of a losing game; | |
| When your boots are too tight for your toes; | |
| And you answer and argue and blame. | 45 |
| It’s the hardest part of the Law, | |
| But it has to be learnt by the Scout— | |
| For whining and shirking and “jaw” | |
| (Chorus) All Patrols look out! | |
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