Milwaukee School of Engineering - EMF Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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 jsr XJKGE Dips.® ElMF Some fellows along with us said, We’ll join the infantree.” I says, My motto’s Safety first, Me for the Q. M. C.” When I first landed at the camp, I certainly did get blue; The sergeant says, Cheer up, old boy, We’ll make a man of you.” When first my captain saw me, He “cursed and cursed” with vim; I guess he thought mv local board Had played a joke on him. They gave to me a khaki suit, Some leggins and some shoes; My captain says, Dress up in these And I will cure your blues.” The straw was full of briers, That was in my sleeping bag; The captain chewed tobacco, Rut the sergeant chewed the rag. They fed me on potatoes And beef three times a day; It must be all the hogs arc dead And the hens they never lay. I asked the corporal of the guard For sugar for my tea; The corporal told the sergeant And they put me on K. P. They punched my arm full of holes, They vaccinated me; I guess it was the thing to do But it didn’t appeal to me. My arm swelled up, my head it ached; I was sick all day and night ; The sergeant says, to see the Doc. And then you’ll be all right. I I soon began to realize What I had got into; And now T know beyond a doubt, What Sherman said is true. Page Pour Hundred Forty-five

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 lyWWWWfWM» rJ'. y % w ft ' i.. T- YA yr MW .1l ' l'tw» w ., 'f THE 4920 Elf®- £26 ——— — u—— They sent me out to the range, To hear the bullets sing; 1 shot away one whole day, And never hit a thing. The captain said shoot at will; Says I “Which one is he’? That made the captain angry And he fired his gun at me. They shipped me away from out the camp, 1 landed over in France; I didn’t like the idea much Rut I thought I’d take a chance. The captain said : “The flag is down ’ To get it if I could; 1 said. “I’d really like to. Rut there are others just as good.” A cannon ball flew over me, I started home like sin; The captain, he was after me The lieutenant beat me in. The General says we’ll all go home When we whip Germany; To tell the truth the whole darn thing Can’t end too soon for me. Xow wars may come and wars may go, But get this in your mind, Whcn’ere they have have another war I’ll be hard to find. To shoot and fight may be all right Rut I think that it’s a sin, What 1 like is peace on earth And good will to all men. Now I could sing some more of this, There is lots more to tell; But I’ll sing the rest when cr’e I hear That the Kaiser has gone to well! If it should enter your head, That all this isn’t true: Just take a trip across to France And I’ll prove it all to yon.” (Chorus to be sung after each verse.) Page Four Hundred Forty-six