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"I wish to 'Eaven 't had been me!" I prayed:
"Damn this pick and spade!"

Pick and spade,
Pick and spade,
I wish to Gawd that the blokes wi' red braid
Round their caps, for only a spell could be made
To parade
For a trick o' our trade
Wi' the pick and spade!