Reveille Soun’in’

Reveille! de reveille soun’, Depôt p’liceman mus’ wake up; Some mus’ dress fe go to town Some to Parade fe shake-up. You lazy ones can lay down still, We have no time fe dat; De wake-up comin roun’, an’ you’ll Jump as you feel de cat. For soon de half pas’ dress will blow Fe we to go a-drillin’; De time is bery short, an’ so We mus’ be quick an’ willin’. A marnin’ bade is sweet fe true, But we mus’ quick fe done; It col’ dough, so it’s only few Can stan’ it how it bu’n. ’Tis quarter warnin’ soun’in’ now, Our arms mus’ clean an soun’; We will ketch ’port ef we allow A speck fe lodge aroun’. Tip blow yet? good Lard! hear “fall in,” Must double ’pon de grass; I didn’t know de las’ call be’n Deh blow on us so fas’.