[Refrão]

   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me 

verse 1 
G 
There was cheese cheese wafting on the breeze 
        D            G   
In the stores in the stores 

There was ham ham mixed up with the jam 
       D               G 
In the Quartermaster’s Stores 


[Refrão]

   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me 

verse 2 
G 
There was bread bread just like lumps of lead 
       D             G 
In the stores in the stores 

There were buns buns and bullets for the guns 
       D               G 
In the Quartermaster’s Stores 


[Refrão]
 
   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me 

verse 3 
G 
There were mice mice eating up the rice 
       D             G 
In the stores in the stores 

There were rats rats big as blooming cats 
       D               G 
In the Quartermaster’s Stores 


[Refrão]
 
   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me 

verse 4 
G 
There is meat meat meat you couldn’t eat 
       D             G 
In the stores in the stores 

There were eggs eggs nearly growing legs 
       D               G 
In the Quartermaster’s Stores 


[Refrão]
 
   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me 

Verse 5 
G 
There is beer beer that you can’t get near 
       D             G 
In the stores in the stores 

There is rum rum for the general’s tum 
       D               G 
In the Quartermaster’s Stores 


[Refrão]

   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me 

Verse 6 
G 
There was cake cake cake you couldn’t break 
       D             G 
In the stores in the stores 

There were flies flies feeding on the pies 
       D               G 
In the Quartermaster’s Stores 


[Refrão]

   G              C 
My eyes are dim I cannot see 
  A                  D 
I have not bought my specs with me 
  G        C          G     D    G 
I have not brought my specs with me