by Robert W. Service

by Robert W. Service

[British-born Canadian Poet—1874-1958.]

Author of "The Spell of the Yukon", "Ballads of a Cheechako",
"Rhymes of a Rolling Stone", etc.

New York edition of 1916

To the Memory of
My Brother,
LIEUTENANT ALBERT SERVICE
Canadian Infantry
Killed in Action, France
August, 1916.

CONTENTS

Foreword

The Fool

The Volunteer

The Convalescent

The Man from Athabaska

The Red Retreat

The Haggis of Private McPhee

The Lark

The Odyssey of 'Erbert 'Iggins

A Song of Winter Weather

Tipperary Days

Fleurette

Funk

Our Hero

My Mate

Milking Time

Young Fellow My Lad

A Song of the Sandbags

On the Wire

Bill's Grave

Jean Desprez

Going Home

Cocotte

My Bay'nit

Carry On!

Over the Parapet

The Ballad of Soulful Sam

Only a Boche

Pilgrims

My Prisoner

Tri-colour

A Pot of Tea

The Revelation

Grand-père

Son

The Black Dudeen

The Little Piou-piou

Bill the Bomber

The Whistle of Sandy McGraw

The Stretcher-Bearer

Wounded

Faith

The Coward

Missis Moriarty's Boy

My Foe

My Job

The Song of the Pacifist

The Twins

The Song of the Soldier-born

Afternoon Tea

The Mourners

L'Envoi

About the Author