glorious/blighty leave
glorious/blighty leave instead of taking blighty leave, I went to gay paree, there I met this madamoiselle who took me on a spree.
 she wore the very best of clothes, and dainty little shoes.
 where she got the money from, only god would know!
chorus glorious, victorious one bottle (keg) of beer between th 4 of us.
 praise be to god there are no more of us;
 for one of us could drink it all alone.
she wears her silk pajamas in the summer when it's hot;
 she wears her flannel nightie in the winter when its not;
 and sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall;
 she jumps between the sheets with nothing on at all.
drunk last night, drunk the night before, gonna get drunk tonight like we never got drunk before;
 for when we are drunk, we are drunk as we can be, for we are members of the 'slosh' family.
now I'll say a little prayer, and pray for more beer;
 glorious, glorious, fills ya up with cheer.
 and if we should have one beer, may we also have 10 may we have the whole damn brewery, said the regiment 'amen'.
bombed last night, bombed the night before, gonna get bombed tonight like we never got bombed before.
 and when we are bombed, we' re as scared as we can be, they can bomb the whole damn army, long as they don't bomb me.
alt chor
they' re over us, they' re over us, one llittle cave for the 4 of us.
 glory be to god there are no more of us, for sure they'd bomb the whole damn lot.
gassed last night, gassed the night before, gonna be gassed tonight like we never been gassed before.
 and when we' re gassed, we' re as sick as we can be, for phosgene and mustard gas are much too much for me
alt chor
thjey re warning us, they' re warning us, one respirator for the 4 of us.
 thank god that 3 of us can run, so one of us can use it all alone.
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this is a compilation version of all the verses i've collected, recovered, and remembered.
 sources include brad tate, tape of col mcjannett and les cleveland recorded by brad tate in 1970, and verses I remember.
 somewhere in my memory there are at least 3 more verses that I can't at the moment remember;
 it can be seen that some of the verses are from the song 'a soldier and a sailor, which I haven't included in this collection as it is well known and still sung in folk music sessions.
 it was sung from wwi to at least vietnam--i can't at this stage confirm if it currently being sung --though I wouldn't be surprised!