The Mafeking Man

One day in Mafeking a man
Besieged by Boers thought of a plan
To help the Nations youths lead better lives
I'll teach them how to hunt and track
And all the parts of the Union Jack
And how to whittle wood with big sheath knives.

CHORUS



He collected kids from the corner of the streets
Little gutter rats
He collected kids from the upper class
Young aristocrats
And he taught them that they could
All live in Brotherhood
Wearing baggy shorts and a funny cowboy hats.

He wrote a book, did old B.P.
And very soon found that he
Had little time to spare in a day
So he left the army and began
To work upon his Scouting plan
And get things organized in his own way.