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Oh, some folk think vice-royalty is festive and hilarious, / The duties of an A. D. C. are manifold and various, / So listen, whilst I tell in song, / The duties of an aide-de-tong.
Whatsoever betide / To the Governor's side / We must stick -- or the public would eat him -- / For each bounder we see / Says, "Just introduce me / To His Lordship -- I'm anxious to meet him."