THE FALL OF PRETORIA
Pretoria’s fallen, Lord Roberts is there,
Oom Paul Kruger is now in despair;
To “stagger humanity” war he proclaimed,
The pious old sinner now shall be tamed.
He counted his chickens before they were hatched,
His planning and scheming have been overmatched;
He thought he could tramp on our good Union Jack,
But the tail of the lion soon gave him a whack.
The fall of Pretoria sounds sweet in our ear,
Oom Paul’s tyranny shall soon disappear;
Freedom and justice all over the Vaal,
Shall be scattered and given to all.
