George Formby - Bless em all

They ^Dsay there's a troopship just leaving Bombay, bound for old Blighty ^Ashore Heavily laden with time expired men, ^A7bound for the land they a^Ddore. There's ^Dmany an airman just finishing his time, there's many a twerp signing ^Aon. You'll get no pro^A7motion this ^Aside of the ^A7ocean, so ^Acheer up my ^A7lads, Bless 'em ^DAll.

Bless em ^DAll, Bless em All, the long and the ^D7short and the ^Gtall ^ABless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, ^E7Bless all the ^Ecorprals and ^Atheir blinkin ^A7sons, Cos were s^Daying goodbye to them all, as ^D7back to their billets they cr^Gawl You'll ^Aget no pro^A7motion this ^Aside of the ^A7ocean, so ^Acheer up my ^A7lads, Bless 'em ^DAll

They ^Dsay if you work hard you'll get better pay We've heard all that be^Afore

^A7Scrub out the barrack room ^Dfloor There's ^Dmany a rookie has taken it in, hook line and sinker an '^Aall You'll ^Aget no pro^A7motion this ^Aside of the ^A7ocean, so ^Acheer up my ^A7lads, Bless em A^Dll

Bless em ^DAll, Bless em All, the long and the ^D7short and the ^Gtall ^ABless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, ^E7Bless all the ^Ecorprals and ^Atheir blinkin ^A7sons, Cos were s^Daying goodbye to them all, as ^D7back to their billets they cr^Gawl You'll ^Aget no pro^A7motion this ^Aside of the ^A7ocean, so ^Acheer up my ^A7lads, Bless em A^Dll

Now they ^Dsay that the Sergeant's a very nice chap, oh what a tale to ^Atell. Ask him for leave on a Saturday night and ^A7he'll pay your fare home as ^Dwell. There's ^Dmany an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the ^Awall You'll ^Aget no pro^A7motion this ^Aside of the ^A7ocean, so ^Acheer up my ^A7lads, Bless em A^Dll

Bless em ^DAll, Bless em All, the long and the ^D7short and the ^Gtall ^ABless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, ^E7Bless all the ^Ecorprals and ^Atheir blinkin ^A7sons, Cos were s^Daying goodbye to them all, as ^D7back to their billets they cr^Gawl You'll ^Aget no pro^A7motion this ^Aside of the ^A7ocean, so ^Acheer up my ^A7lads, Bless em A^Dll

^DNobody knows what a ^Gtwerp you have ^Gmbeen, so ^Echeer up my ^A7lads, bless em ^Dall * Alternate: