An Arborfield Influence.
It is still On My Conscience.
It's the guest room at Dun Gypping. I am quaffing tepid tea
From a chipped, pint *** with A.A.S., someone has poured for me.
And although I have had better tea I really can't complain
About this brew I'm drinking now.
Perhaps I should explain:
When young and given jankers (seven days, ‘twas never less),
The powers-that-be would always make you work in officers' mess.
And if, while there, one felt the need to go and have a ***
Why! Just take off lid to tea ***, and urinate in the tea.
And cook would laugh and swirl it round, the steward serve it up,
Then come back to kitchen and tell us who had cup.
But that was years and years ago. Squaddies then but brutes.
And here there is no jankers, and they don't take in recruits.
Thus this tea that I am sipping, poured out by you for me.
Might be strong and tepid but I know it's free of ***.
A.A.S: Army Apprentices School