Lyrics - Re-enlistment Blues by James Jones

My hitch was up
Monday
Not a dog soljer nor moresoljer no more.
They give me all that money
So much my pockets is sorepockets is sore.
More dough than
I can use
Re-
Enlistment
Bluesohthem blues.
Took my gelt to town
Tuesday
Found me a big double bedbig double bed.
I'll find a job tomorrow
Tonight
I'll maybe be deadmaybe be dead.
Ain't no time to lose
Re-
Enlistment
Bluesohthem blues.
Hit the bars
Wednesday
Friends put me up on a throne(way) up on a throne.
Found a
Chinese baby
She wouldn't leave me aloneleave me alone.
Did
I give her a bruise
Re-
Enlistment
Bluesohthem blues.
I woke up on
Thursday
The walls was movin'
I swearmovin'
I swear.
I reach'd down in my trousers
AII my pockets was barenothin' was there.
I'll really blew my fuse
Re-
Enlistment
Bluesohthem blues.
Hit the bar again
Friday
Ask'd for a free glass of beerfree glass of beer.
Bar man he don't know me
He just say no credit hereno credit here.
What
I done then ain't news
Re-
Enlistment
Bluesohthem blues.

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