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Title: Rhymes of the Rookies

Author: W. E. Christian

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Language: English

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RHYMES OF THE ROOKIES

Sunny Side of Soldier Service

by

W. E. CHRISTIAN

1917

To the Colors

Here's to the Red of the Firing Line;
Here's to a World White-Free;
Here's to the Blue of the Yankee Sign;
Here's to Liberty!

--W. E. C

To

THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Colonel of the Rough Riders

Who, more than any other one man
gives out
The Spirit and the Meaning
of the
AMERICAN SOLDIER

CONTENTS

MY BUNKIE
OUR OFFICERS
PAY DAY
THE ARMY GROUCH
WEANING TIME
"HANDS ACROSS THE SEA"
THE HIKE
A-B-C OF ARMY LIFE
A SOLDIER'S PRIMER
THE TALE AND WAIL OF A ROOKIE
A MARINE'S HYMN
HERE'S TO THE SIXTEENTH
HIKING IN THE PHILIPPINES
THE MOUNTAIN BATTERY SONG
THE CAVALRY SONG
THE RED GUIDON
THE CONSCRIPT
THE SLACKER
PREPAREDNESS
"BEANS"
ADVICE
THE SCENT OF THE COCOA
MEN OF THE HOSPITAL CORPS
GARRISON LIFE
THE PHILIPPINITIS
THE EAST IS A-CALLING
TELL YOUR TROUBLES TO THE CORPORAL OF THE GUARD
GENERAL ORDERS OF THE KITCHEN POLICE
IS HE A SOREHEAD?
FUNSTON
YEAR 2016 IN CHIHUAHUA
WITH PERSHING IN MEXICO
OLD BALDY
"KAISER BILL"
THE RAW RECRUIT
SERVING IN TEXAS
O'REILLY'S GONE TO HELL
ON THE "BORDER"
ROUTINE
THE UNIFORM
IN THE COLD GRAY DAWN OF THE MORNING AFTER
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POSTER
ARMY FEVER
ONE TO THE ARMY BEAN
LITTLE THINGS
SING-A-SONG-A-SIXPENCE
QUEEN OF MAY
A YOUNG ROOKIE'S LAMENT
DANNY DEEVER BALLAD
PUZZY LAPPINS
A CYNIC'S VIEW OF ARMY LIFE
THE SONG OF THE SHOVEL AND THE PICK

ARMY SLANG
ENGLISH ARMY SLANG
WORDS TO THE ARMY TRUMPET CALLS
FIRST AID IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS
FRENCH MONEY
ENGLISH MONEY

MY BUNKIE

He's mostly gnarls and freckles and tan,
He'd surely come under society's b