To the tune of “When You Wore a Tulip” 

I used to walk the sidewalks of a Nova Scotia Town 
There was a man came down 
His face was bronzed and brown 
He told us how King George was calling each to do his share 
He gave us each a Khaki Coat to wear. 

When you wore the khaki 
King George’s good khaki 
You wore it for pride and joy 
Old Billy the Kaiser 
Will be a whole lot wiser 
When he hears from each Bluenose boy 
When trouble is brewing 
Our bit we’ll be doing 
To hammer down Britain’s foes 
Our Comrades are humming 
The 25th’s coming 
From the land where the Maple Leaf grows.