I br br They throw in Drummer Hodge, to rest br    Uncoffined--just as found: br His landmark is a kopje-crest br    That breaks the veldt around; br And foreign constellations west br    Each night above his mound. br br II br br Young Hodge the Drummer never knew - br    Fresh from his Wessex home - br The meaning of the broad Karoo, br    The Bush, the dusty loam, br And why uprose to nightly view br    Strange stars amid the gloam. br br III br br Yet portion of that unknown plain br    Will Hodge for ever be; br His homely Northern breast and brain br    Grow up a Southern tree. br And strange-eyed constellations reign br    His stars eternally.