[h2]Bump of the Light Brigade[/h2]
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in "bump" - the valley of Death
Rode "bump" - the six hundred.
"Forward, "bump" - the Light Brigade!
"Charge for "bump" - the guns!" he said:
Into "bump" - the valley of Death
Rode "bump" - the six hundred.
"Forward, "bump" - the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' "bump" - the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into "bump" - the valley of Death
Rode "bump" - the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into "bump" - the jaws of Death,
Into "bump" - the mouth of Hell
Rode "bump" - the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring "bump" - the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All "bump" - the world wonder'd:
Plunged in "bump" - the battery-smoke
Right thro' "bump" - the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from "bump" - the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not "bump" - the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' "bump" - the jaws of Death
Back from "bump" - the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O "bump" - the wild charge they made!
All "bump" - the world wondered.
Honor "bump" - the charge they made,
Honor "bump" - the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.