Today's poem was a favorite of my father. Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling is the story told by a British soldier in India about the waterboy. While the narrator views Gunga Din as an inferior, he ultimately respects him. This is a poem likely to raise eyebrows in our politically correct world.
The poem is interesting as each stanza has a second part, almost like a chorus, starting "Din, Din, Din...". The most famous part of the story are the final lines.
Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you,
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!
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