Biography:
Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition but also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He committed suicide in 1991.
Early years
Peter Bellamy spent his formative years in his native North Norfolk, living in the village of Warham and attending Fakenham Grammar School in the late 1950s/early 1960s.
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[Intro]
A D
[Verse 1]
D
You may talk o' gin and beer
G
When you're quartered safe out 'ere,
D A
An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;
D
But when it comes to slaughter
G
You will do your work on water,
A D
An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.
G
Now in Injia's sunny clime,
D
I used to spend my time
D A
All a-servin' of 'Er Majesty the Queen,
D
Of all them blackfaced crew
G
The finest man I knew
A D
Was our regimental bhisti, Gunga Din.
G G G
He was “Din! Din! Din!
G D
You limpin' lump o' brick-dust, Gunga Din!
D
Hi! slippery hitherao!
G
Water, get it! Panee lao!
A D
You squidgy-nosed old idol, Gunga Din.”
[Instrumental]
A D
[Verse 2]
D
The uniform 'e wore
G
Was nothin' much before,
D A
An' rather less than 'arf o' that be'ind,
D
For a piece o' twisty rag
G
An' a goatskin water-bag
A D
Was all the field-equipment 'e could find.
G
When the sweatin' troop-train lay
D
In a sidin' through the day,
D A
Where the 'eat would make your bloomin' eyebrows crawl,
D
We shouted “Harry By!”
G
Till our throats were bricky-dry,
A D
Then we wopped 'im 'cause 'e couldn't serve us all.
G G G
It was “Din! Din! Din!
G D
You 'eathen, where the mischief 'ave you been?
D
You put some juldee in it
G
Or I'll marrow you this minute
A D
If you don't fill up my helmet, Gunga Din!”
[Verse 3]
D
'E would dot an' carry one
G
Till the longest day was done;
D A
An' 'e didn't seem to know the use o' fear.
D
If we charged or broke or cut,
G
You could bet your bloomin' nut,
A D
'E'd be waitin' fifty paces right flank rear.
G
With 'is mussick on 'is back,
D
'E would skip with our attack,
D A
An' he'd watch us till the bugles made “Retire”,
D
An' for all 'is dirty 'ide
G
'E was white, clear white, inside
A D
When 'e went to tend the wounded under fire!
G G G
It was “Din! Din! Din!”
G D
With the bullets kickin' dust-spots on the green.
D
When the cartridges ran out,
G
You could hear the front-files shout,
A D
“Hi! ammunition-mules an' Gunga Din!”
[Instrumental]
A D
[Verse 4]
D
I shan't forgit the night
G
When I dropped be'ind the fight
D A
With a bullet where my belt-plate should 'a' been.
D
I was chokin' mad with thirst,
G
An' the man that spied me first
A D
Was our good old grinnin', gruntin' Gunga Din.
G
'E lifted up my 'ead,
D
An' he plugged me where I bled,
D A
An' 'e guv me 'arf-a-pint o' water-green:
D
It was crawlin' and it stunk,
G
But of all the drinks I've drunk,
A D
I'm gratefullest to one from Gunga Din.
G G G
It was “Din! Din! Din!
G D
'Ere's a beggar with a bullet through 'is spleen;
D
'E's chawin' up the ground,
G
'E's kickin' all around:
A D
For Gawd's sake git the water, Gunga Din!”
[Verse 5]
D
'E carried me away
G
To where a dooli lay,
D A
An' a bullet come an' drilled the beggar clean.
D
'E put me safe inside,
G
An' just before 'e died,
A D
“I 'ope you liked your drink”, sez Gunga Din.
G
So I'll meet 'im later on
D
At the place where 'e is gone--
D A
Where it's always double drill and no canteen;
D
'E'll be squattin' on the coals
G
Givin' drink to poor damned souls,
A D
An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!
G G G
Yes, Din! Din! Din!
G D
You Lazarushian-leather Gunga Din!
D
Though I've belted you and flayed you,
G
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
A D
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!
A D
[Verse 1]
D
You may talk o' gin and beer
G
When you're quartered safe out 'ere,
D A
An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;
D
But when it comes to slaughter
G
You will do your work on water,
A D
An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.
G
Now in Injia's sunny clime,
D
I used to spend my time
D A
All a-servin' of 'Er Majesty the Queen,
D
Of all them blackfaced crew
G
The finest man I knew
A D
Was our regimental bhisti, Gunga Din.
G G G
He was “Din! Din! Din!
G D
You limpin' lump o' brick-dust, Gunga Din!
D
Hi! slippery hitherao!
G
Water, get it! Panee lao!
A D
You squidgy-nosed old idol, Gunga Din.”
[Instrumental]
A D
[Verse 2]
D
The uniform 'e wore
G
Was nothin' much before,
D A
An' rather less than 'arf o' that be'ind,
D
For a piece o' twisty rag
G
An' a goatskin water-bag
A D
Was all the field-equipment 'e could find.
G
When the sweatin' troop-train lay
D
In a sidin' through the day,
D A
Where the 'eat would make your bloomin' eyebrows crawl,
D
We shouted “Harry By!”
G
Till our throats were bricky-dry,
A D
Then we wopped 'im 'cause 'e couldn't serve us all.
G G G
It was “Din! Din! Din!
G D
You 'eathen, where the mischief 'ave you been?
D
You put some juldee in it
G
Or I'll marrow you this minute
A D
If you don't fill up my helmet, Gunga Din!”
[Verse 3]
D
'E would dot an' carry one
G
Till the longest day was done;
D A
An' 'e didn't seem to know the use o' fear.
D
If we charged or broke or cut,
G
You could bet your bloomin' nut,
A D
'E'd be waitin' fifty paces right flank rear.
G
With 'is mussick on 'is back,
D
'E would skip with our attack,
D A
An' he'd watch us till the bugles made “Retire”,
D
An' for all 'is dirty 'ide
G
'E was white, clear white, inside
A D
When 'e went to tend the wounded under fire!
G G G
It was “Din! Din! Din!”
G D
With the bullets kickin' dust-spots on the green.
D
When the cartridges ran out,
G
You could hear the front-files shout,
A D
“Hi! ammunition-mules an' Gunga Din!”
[Instrumental]
A D
[Verse 4]
D
I shan't forgit the night
G
When I dropped be'ind the fight
D A
With a bullet where my belt-plate should 'a' been.
D
I was chokin' mad with thirst,
G
An' the man that spied me first
A D
Was our good old grinnin', gruntin' Gunga Din.
G
'E lifted up my 'ead,
D
An' he plugged me where I bled,
D A
An' 'e guv me 'arf-a-pint o' water-green:
D
It was crawlin' and it stunk,
G
But of all the drinks I've drunk,
A D
I'm gratefullest to one from Gunga Din.
G G G
It was “Din! Din! Din!
G D
'Ere's a beggar with a bullet through 'is spleen;
D
'E's chawin' up the ground,
G
'E's kickin' all around:
A D
For Gawd's sake git the water, Gunga Din!”
[Verse 5]
D
'E carried me away
G
To where a dooli lay,
D A
An' a bullet come an' drilled the beggar clean.
D
'E put me safe inside,
G
An' just before 'e died,
A D
“I 'ope you liked your drink”, sez Gunga Din.
G
So I'll meet 'im later on
D
At the place where 'e is gone--
D A
Where it's always double drill and no canteen;
D
'E'll be squattin' on the coals
G
Givin' drink to poor damned souls,
A D
An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!
G G G
Yes, Din! Din! Din!
G D
You Lazarushian-leather Gunga Din!
D
Though I've belted you and flayed you,
G
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
A D
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!
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