Quartermaster Store --Wood Badge Version
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Notes:'The Quartermaster's Store' is a traditional song from England.
Notes:The origins of both tune and words are uncertain.
Notes:It was sung by British and ANZAC soldiers during World War I, but probably earlier as well.

GThere are BEAVERS, BEAVERS

Wielding rusty cleavers

in the sD7tores (in the stores)

in the sGtores (in the stores)

There are BEAVERS, BEAVERS

Wielding rusty cleavers

In the D7Quartermaster's GStores

 

Chorus

(part one) My Geyes are dim I Ccannot see

(part two) My... eyes... are... dim...

(part one) I Ahave not brought my D7specs with me

(part two) I... can... not... see...

(both parts) I Ghave not Cbrought my Gspecs D7with Gme

 

Additional verses

BOBWHITES . . . Wearing silken tights

EAGLES . . . Chasing little beagles

FOXES . . . Stuffed in little boxes

OWLS . . . Shredding papar towels

BEARS . . . With curlers in their hair

BUFFALOES . . . With mud between their toes

ANTELOPES . . . Eating cantaloupes

STAFFERS . . . Swinging from the rafters

 

Chords Used

ACD7
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