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The Ballad of Bill Hubbard

Roger Waters
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Roger Waters


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( dogs barking )
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Man:---believable bargain.
Woman:It certainly is!
Man:Why did you grab it, dear?
Woman:Well, I bought a thread of pearls from you last year for one daughter.
So, I figured, well, I'll get to the other daughter this spring.
Man:Yeah, it's about once a year you'll see the six-millimeter size.
Woman:Oh, they're beautiful!
Man:I'd say extremely high luster, perfect roundness, and the
six-millimeter size all add up to one thing: A phenomenal giveaway---

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Man:Oh ... tape something for the album he's watching... so call---

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Woman:---Animals.
...
... I love you Harry! ...

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Man:...and the box ... hundred seventy-nine ...
... Ninety-seven cents... And it certainly is a top one.
...So it's much desired and a marvelous way to, uh, wear your jewelry. Have fun.

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Woman:---Really gonna miss you and the ... and your voice...
will be in my thoughts and in my heart. Happy new year,
Bubba ... Tracy sniff!
What do you think of Canterbury station.... Take Harold home ...
Man:Cheer up!
dog barking
growling
Man:... short...

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Man:... practical beast

snarling
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Alf Razzel (Royal Fusiliers):
"Two things that have haunted me most are the days when I had to collect the paybooks; and when I left Bill Hubbard in no-man's-land. I was picked up and taken into their trench. And I'd no sooner taken two or three steps down the trench when I heard, "Ho Hello Razz, I'm glad to see you! This is my second night here,", he said "I'm feeling bad." And it was Bill Hubbard, one of the men we'd trained in England, one of the original battalion. I had a look at his wound; rolled him over and I could see it was probably a fatal wound. You could imagine what pain he was in, he was dripping with sweat; and after I'd gone about three shellholes, traversed that, had it been...had there been a path or a road I could have done better. He pummelled me, 'Put me down, put me down, I'd rather die, I'd rather die, put me down.' I was hoping he would faint. He said 'I can't go any further, let me die.'
I said 'If I leave you here Bill you won't be found, let's have another go.' He said 'All right then.' And the same thing happened. he couldn't stand it any more, and I had to leave him there, in no-man's-land."



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