Kipling's text was adapted by Oley Speaks for what became his best-known song "On the Road to Mandalay", which was popularized by Peter Dawson. Speaks sets the poem to music in  time, marked Alla Marcia; the key is E-flat major.
Kipling's poem was adapted by Oley Speaks into his most famous song "On the Road to Mandalay," which became popularized by Peter Dawson. The adaptation involved setting the poem to music in a time signature of Alla Marcia, with the key being E-flat major.