The Mottoes of the Boy Scouts
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The Mottoes of the Boy Scouts
If you lie not on the grass
Twins will never come to pass.
When the wind is in the south
Slap your sister in the mouth.
Be polite, you must enthuse
At scout-master’s home-made booze.
Always be quick and alert
Jerking up a lady’s skirt.
Always be polite, the more
If the lady is a whore.
When the man’s a dirty varlet
Be assured his wife’s a harlot.
Three men—a crook, a fool, a brute—
Thre girls—two fools, a prostitute.
Always be polite, you boob,
That’s a sure sign of a rube.
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