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Four Firemen
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Four Firemen

Four firemen scrambled aboard their engine

and raced five miles,

blue and amber lights flashing

Emergency call from the army

But a surprise...

was waiting when they got there

The bathroom of the sergeant's mess

was covered with water (covered with water)

Their orders were to mop it up

and put it in order (put it in order)


The friends of the army fire brigade

came out in sympathy

We didn't join to mop the floors

or right the IMP...

[coughing]

They still had to do their jobs

and throw the book at you

You can't believe it's true



On questioned why they refused to do it,

they each replied,

This is how I see it.

The first one to answer was Henry

I could work. The others felt the same way

They all agreed it wasn't fair

We shouldn't be made to (shouldn't be made to)

It really is the principle

We should remain true to (should remain true to)


They fought through two world wars, you see,

with hand and tooth and fist

Now William said he'd never stand

for treatment such as this...

They still had to lose their jobs

and now they've been suspended

(The story isn't ended) The story isn't ended


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