Come to the river and fill your old canteen Your about the dustiest trooper I've ever seen Lookie over there on the sandbank; looks like a log But if you look again you'll see it's a big flat-dog. Come along troopie! forget those flat-dog blues! Think about the girl back home and your civvie shoes Come along troopie! you've got nothing to lose! Only a little bit of time, so forget those flat dog blues! There he is a lyin' with a crocodile tear in his eye; Smilin' you a crocodile smile as you go by. Reckon if you dare to have a dip in the drink, You're gonna be a flat-dog cocktail soon I think Come along troopie! forget those flat-dog blues Think about the girl back home and your civvie shoes Come along troopie! you've got nothing to lose! Only a little bit of time, so forget those flat dog blues! Come along troopie! forget those flat-dog blues.