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The Barrack-Room Ballads are a set of martial songs and poems by Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet best known today for his children's books: The Jungle Book , The...
 originally published in two parts: the first set in 1892, the second in 1896. Many have become classic military ditties, still well known, and are closely linked to British imperialismBritish Empire

The British Empire was the most extensive empire in world history and for a substantial time was not only a major power but ...
 in many minds, particularly "Gunga DinGunga Din

Gunga Din is one of Rudyard Kipling's most famous poems, perhaps best known for its often-quoted last line, "You're a be...
", "Tommy" and "Danny DeeverDanny Deever

Danny Deever is an 1890 ballad poem by Rudyard Kipling, one of the first of the Barrack-Room Ballads....
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Poems

First series (1892)

  • Danny DeeverDanny Deever

    Danny Deever is an 1890 ballad poem by Rudyard Kipling, one of the first of the Barrack-Room Ballads....
  • Tommy
  • Fuzzy-Wuzzy
  • Soldier, Soldier
  • Screw-Guns
  • Cells
  • Gunga DinGunga Din

    Gunga Din is one of Rudyard Kipling's most famous poems, perhaps best known for its often-quoted last line, "You're a be...
  • Oonts
  • Loot
  • Snarleyow
  • The Widow at WindsorThe Widow at Windsor

    The Widow at Windsor is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, part of the first set of the Barrack-Room Ballads....
  • Belts
  • The Young British Soldier
  • MandalayMandalay (poem)

    Mandalay is a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling that was first published in the collection Barrack Room Ballads, published in...
  • Troopin'
  • The Widow's Party
  • Ford o' Kabul River
  • Gentlemen-Rankers
  • Route Marchin'
  • Shillin' a Day

Second Series (1896)

  • Bobs
  • "Back to the Army Again"
  • "Birds of Prey" March
  • "Soldier an; Sailor Too"
  • Sappers
  • That DayBattle of Maiwand

    The Battle of Maiwand was one of the largest battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War....
  • "The Men that fought at Minden"
  • Cholera Camp
  • The Ladies
  • Bill 'Awkins
  • The Mother Lodge
  • "Follow Me 'Ome"
  • The Sergeant's Weddin'
  • The Jacket
  • The 'Eathen
  • The Shut-Eye Sentry
  • "Mary, Pity Women!"
  • For to Admire

External links

  • - Free e-book #2819 at Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg

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