Lyrics - Cannon Song (aka Army Song) by Ridgway Stan

(
Kurt
Weill/
Bertolt
Brecht/
Marc
Blitzstein)
Performed by
Stan
Ridgway and the
Fowler
Brothers
John was all present and
Jim was all there
And
Georgie was up for promotion
Not that the
Army gave a bugger who they were
When confronting some heathen commotion
CHORUSThe troops live under the cannon's thunder
From
Sind to
Cooch
Behar
Moving from place to place
When they come face to face
With a different breed of fellow
Whose skin is black or yellowthey quick as winking chop them into beefsteak tartar
Johnny found his whiskey too warm
And
Jimmy found the weather too balmy
But
Georgie took them both by the arm and said,"
Don't ever disappoint the
Army!"
CHORUSJohn is a write-off and
Jimmy is dead
And
Georgie was shot for looting
And young men's blood goes on being red
While the
Army just goes on ahead recruiting
CHORUS-------------------------------------------------------------

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