Stung Right

Lyrics

As I was walkin round the town I saw a sign one day A thousand men by Uncle Sam are needed right away To take a trip around the world in Uncle Sammy's fleet I signed my name a dozen times upon a great big sheet Well I was stung right, stung right, S-T-U-N-G Stung right, stung right, E. Z. Mark, that's me When my term is over, and again I'm free There'll be no more trips around the world for me The man he said, "Old Sammy's Fleet, it is no place for slaves For everything you have to do is stand and watch the waves." But in the morning, five o'clock, they woke me from my snooze To swab the deck and polish brass and shinе the captain's shoes Well I was stung right, stung right, S-T-U-N-G Stung right, stung right, E. Z. Mark, that's mе When my term is over, and again I'm free There'll be no more trips around the world for me There was a time when Uncle Sam he had a war with Spain And many of the boys in blue were in the battle slain Not all were killed by bullets, though--no, not by any means The greatest part were killed by Armour's Pork and Beans Well I was stung right, stung right, S-T-U-N-G Stung right, stung right, E. Z. Mark, that's me When my term is over, and again I'm free There'll be no more trips around the world for me