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# The Din
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- Published: 2022-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: "Please! Less tonic, and more gin", that's the words that Gunga Din uttered right before he went to find the Thuggees Cannot blame him, as that bar sometimes went a bit too far Gunga knew though that there's always ho...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

"Please! Less tonic, and more gin",  
that's the words that Gunga Din  
uttered right before he went to find the Thuggees  
Cannot blame him, as that bar  
sometimes went a bit too far  
Gunga knew though that there's always horse and buggies

So no need to drive yourself  
and the gin, it was top shelf  
Mr. Din a noted fan of gin and tonic  
Liked to drink it till he's blind  
washed the Thuggees off his mind  
and emerged on to the street a catatonic

Things proceeded at this pace  
Gunga frequented the place  
the bartender went as far as saying: "buddy"  
but you know, the story ends  
they became the best of friends  
Gunga Din, though, he came home, all dead and bloody