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Show Revised on the People. The poet of a Salvation Army barracks bar-racks in London, having the hymn VBy the River of Babylon," which ho wished to "bring down to the people's level," ro-wrote the following version: By the waters of Babel we sot oursells down, We sot oursells down for to croy ; And hs for our 'arps they were wringing o' wet ho we Ming 'em on trees for to droy. An' them hs had copt us- they arsed us to sing rhe songs of our country, so dear ; How the deuce can we sing the Lord's songs says we. " In a blooming rum place like this 'ero? |