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arn to drop good bombs Upon the no-good Hun! And so, until he graduates, He makes his Penguin prance-- His bumping, jumping Penguin Out there--Somewhere in France. As soon as he's a pilot, (And earned his Golden Wings) He'll take the air on high, you bet And do some bully things! The Prussians will be sorry He ever learned to dance With a rearing, tearing Penguin Out there--Somewhere in France. WAITIN' Back of the Front in this durn trainin' camp, Day after day we are stuck, an' we swear Whenever we hear th' regular tramp Of th' men who are through and are goin' somewhere. We're all of us willin', but why keep us drillin' Forever?... Just waitin' for somethin' to do! At home they are readin' th' outlandish name Of a battle that's won or a hero that's dead Of a stunt that had won him a place in this Game-- But all that I've won is a cold in my head! While others are fightin' we're readin' or writin'-- An' the censors will see that it don't get to you! We long for a scrap that will sizzle the blood; We hone for a chance to bust in a head; This marchin' an' diggin' in acres of mud Ain't as excitin' as bein' plain dead. War may be a curse, but this here is worse-- This dreamin' th' dreams that never come true. All set for a mix-up that we can't begin; Ready and anxious for whatever comes, We're linked to the side-lines.... Ain't it a sin, Spendin' good hours a-twiddlin' thumbs? Seems like a crime to waste so much time A-waitin'--an' waitin'! You'd find it so, too. My bunkie is peevish, and I'm out of tune; The Capting's a grouch whenever we hike; If we don't get into this muss pretty soon, We fellers are likely to go on a strike! We signed for a scrap, not a tea or a nap, Or to wait, And to wait, And to wait-- Till it's _through!_ WE'RE ALL RIGHT HERE! What's th' meanin' of the look you see in soldiers' eyes? Some of them you thought would kick an' stall around an' howl; But just listen (if they'll talk) an' hear, to your surprise, A lot of laughs, a lot o' tales--but never once a growl! Business man and bell hop, Farmer boy and clerk; Easy-going spendthrifts, Men that have to work; Firemen and brokers, Chauffeurs still "in gear"; The army is the melting pot-- We're all right here! Desk men and road men, Men who sweep the street; Coal men and
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