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The Day They Chose A Mascot For Slattery’s Light Dragoons.

One day, Slattery decided to appoint a mascot soon, To go ahead of his brave lads, The Slattery’s Light Dragoons. So he put a public notice in papers everywhere, And addressed it to all creatures from goat to grizzly bear. Well, he got lots of answers to the advert that he’d put, To be the chosen mascot for The Slattery’s Mounted Fut.

So down they came in hundreds, led by loafers and poltroons, Four and twenty wallabies and a couple of stout baboons. Playin’ on the big bass drum, accompanied by bassoons, The day they chose a mascot, sure, for Slattery’s Light Dragoons.

When Slattery caught sight of them, his heart it swelled with pride, Says he, “The name of The Light Dragoons, no-one ever can deride!” So he put on his uniform and his Regimental Coat, And drove up in a jaunting car pulled by McGinty’s goat. Up along beside him, sure now, adding to his fame, Mick the Marmaliser and Delaney’s Donkey came.

So down they came in hundreds, led by loafers and poltroons, Four and twenty wallabies and a couple of stout baboons. Playin’ on the big bass drum, accompanied by bassoons, The day they chose a mascot, sure, for Slattery’s Light Dragoons.

When they’d finished their paradin’ and swaggerin’ about, Slattery declared, “ My Lads, it’s time to sort them out.” So they all lined up in front of him, waitin’ to be picked, They disqualified the donkey, for Slattery he’d kicked. Finally they chose one, and declared the contest fair, The one they chose as mascot, sure was the famous Yogi Bear!

So down they came in hundreds, led by loafers and poltroons, Four and twenty wallabies and a couple of stout baboons. Playin’ on the big bass drum, accompanied by bassoons, The day they chose a mascot, sure, for Slattery’s Light Dragoons.

John Keogh.