Lowry, Malcolm.
Marching down the road to China. (1927). In : Lowry, Malcolm. The collected poetry. (Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, 1992)
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"Marching down the road to China,
You will hear me singing this song,
Soon we'll be aboard an Ocean Liner sailing for Hong Kong,
And when we've put these Yellow Faces in their proper places,
We'll be home once more,
And I'll take my Alice to the Crystal Palace at the end of the China War."