When I first put this uniform on, br I said, as I looked in the glass, br "It's one to a million br That any civilian br My figure and form will surpass. br Gold lace has a charm for the fair, br And I've plenty of that, and to spare, br While a lover's professions, br When uttered in Hessians, br Are eloquent everywhere!" br A fact that I counted upon, br When I first put this uniform on! br br I said, when I first put it on, br "It is plain to the veriest dunce br That every beauty br Will feel it her duty br To yield to its glamour at once.