 We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too; We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true The Russians shall not have Constantinople.  Handy-book of Literary Curiosities - Page 579by William Shepard Walsh - 1892 - 1104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Stephen Paget - World War, 1914-1918 - 1915 - 250 pages
...the words — came into vogue among the lovers of music-halls : We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too : We've fought the Bear before ; and while we're Britons true, The Russians shall not have Constantinople.... | |
 | William Isaac Hull - Monroe doctrine - 1915 - 158 pages
...decreasing as the logic of accumulating events is brought irresistibly home to them. Of course, ' ' we've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too"; and if put to it, we can still, doubtless, "lick all creation." But the process of keeping constantly... | |
 | Monroe doctrine - 1915 - 292 pages
...daily decreasing as the logic of accumulating events is brought irresistibly home to them. Of course, "we've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too;" and if put to it we can still, doubtless, "lick all creation." But the process of keeping constantly... | |
 | Comparative linguistics - 1916 - 530 pages
...kriegsdrohnng hervorsprudelt. ') Dieser ') Vgl. die erste strophe: We dp'nt want to fight; But, by Jingo! if we do, We've got the ships, We've got the men, We've got the money too. We've tonght the Bear hefore And we '11 fleht the Bear again. Bat the Rnssians shall not get Constantinople,... | |
 | Esther Singleton - World history - 1916 - 354 pages
...refrain of this war-song contained the spiritstirring words: — "We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too." Some one whose pulses this lyrical outburst of national pride failed to stir called the party of its... | |
 | Edwin Pears - Istanbul (Turkey) - 1916 - 446 pages
...new word to the language, or gave it rebirth. The chorus was, " We don't want to fight, but by Jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too. The Rooshun bear we've thrashed before, and while we're Britons true, The Rooshuns shall not have Constantinople."... | |
 | Europe - 1916 - 694 pages
...and, roughly, it is the reverse of pacifist. The song ran thus: We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo, if we do. We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too ; We've fought the Czar before, and we'll fight him yet again. And the Russians shall not have Constantinople!... | |
 | Alexander MacCallum Scott - Statesmen - 1916 - 192 pages
...The Frankfurter Zeitung and the Times were agreed that it was a faithful expansion of the old song. " We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too," and the Times added that it would be difficult for Liberals any longer to use the word " Jingo " as... | |
 | Edward Leland Clark Morse - Latin America - 1917 - 378 pages
...1875 from a popular London music hall ditty running thus: ' ' We don 't want to fight, but, by jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, We've got the money, too." LXXII. AL PIE DE LOS ANDES 163. LXXII. 1. Salí de Euenos Aires — by tlic F. 0. P.; Ferrocarril Pacífico.... | |
 | Geza Silberer, Sil-Vara - Statesmen - 1917 - 268 pages
...einem ©affen^auer au§gefprodjen finbet, fang man toieber: We dont want to ïight — But by Jingo iï we do — We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too . . . We've ïought the bear beïore . . . SBir ^abett ben S3ären fc^on einmal beïämpft ! ! —... | |
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