ROTC Training Center - Sand Yearbook (Camp Custer, MI)

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that big things were accomplished and that determined punch and activity were shown. There is one little psychological factor which makes it very easy to deter- mine the morale of the members of any camp, and that is the songs they sing. XVhen these lads, fresh from school, and nervous from reserve energy, first ar- rived on the Camp Custer reservation, the only songs in stock were XVild XVim- men, Jazz Baby, and the other snappy song hits of the day. This up-to-date song fever lasted for about the first two weeks, and then, after having been away from home that long, in the long twilight of the Michigan evenings, from the innermost corner of some isolated barracks, the tuneful wail of some lone- some lad singing Carry Me Back to Old Virginnyf' or Back Home Again in Indiana, could be heard. But is this getting back to the old favorites anything for the boys to be ashamed of, or for which an apology should be given. VVell, I should say not. It merely means that the boy's home life has made such an indelible impression on his mental processes, that after a comparatively long absence this artificial de- sire for the ultra-modern has vanished and that he yearns for the home and friends to which he has long been accustomed. Thus it is only natural that a boy should be homesick, and it is no sign of a weakling or anything out of the ordinary for any young lad to want to croon the tunes of home. Another thing that would possibly make the boys long for their accustomed surroundings is the primitive life which one is forced to lead while in camp or camping in the iield. After the novelty of living in crude barracks has worn off, it becomes monotonous to the city lad not to have all modern conveniences near at hand. So, by taking all the things into consideration which the boy, among strang- ers, must face, it is not to be expected that he would not be at least a trifle homesick, and it should even be safe to say that if he were not slightly home- sick that he was somewhat unnatural. 24

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Songs We Used While in Camp I'LL SAY SHE DOES Does she make ev'ryb0dy stare? I'll say she does. Does she give 'em that I don't care ? lfll say she does. But is she nicer to me and does she sit on my knee? Does she? l'll say she does. And domes she crave a wedding 'n' everything? l'll say she does. NVas she happy to get the ring? You het she was And can she dance? can she twist? Does she do a lot of things l can't resist? 'Does she? l'll say she does. CCopyright by Jerome H. Remick X Co.j SKINNA-MA-RINK Ciroiuis: Skinna-ma-rink-i-dinky-dink, Skinna-ma-rink-i-do, l love you, Skiuna-ma-rink-i-dink-i-dink Skinna-ma-rink-i-do, Yes, I do. Love me in the morning, Love me late at night, Love me all day long, And everything will he right. Sing Skinna-ma-rink-i-dink-i-dink Skinna-ma-rink-i-do, T love you. Ch! XVe wear our pink pajamas in the summer when it's hot, Wle wear our flannel nightie in the winter when it's not. And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall, XVC jump right in hetween the sheets with nothing on at all. fllepeat Chorusj Clfirst Company brought this song to camp.j CAN YOU TAME WILD WIMIVIEN Can you tame wild wimmen? Can you tame wild wimmcn? You made a tiger stand and eat out of your handg You made the hippo do the llippo, honest it was grandg llut can you tame wild wimmen so they'll always lead a sweet and simple life? XVith a wild, ferocious glance that pierced him like a lance ' You made the grizzly hear get up and do the Hula dance. But can you tame wild wimmen? lf you can, please tame my wife., 26