Lyrics

Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) The long and the short and the tall There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all! Well we sent for the Army to come to Tulagi, but General MacArthur said no I'll tell you the reason, this isn't the season Besides you've got no U.S.O.! Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) The long and the short and the tall There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all! Well we sent for the Navy to come to Tulagi, but dear little Navy agreed In ten-thousand sections from eighteen directions Oh Lord, what a screwed up stampede! Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) The long and the short and the tall There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all! Then we sent for the Air Force to come to Tulagi, the Air Force appeared on the scenes And they bombed out two donkeys, five horses, three monkeys And seven platoons of girees! Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) The long and the short and the tall There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all! Then we sent for the Coast Guard to come to Tulagi, and waited for them to appear They sent back a letter, "We like it here better But maybe we'll make it next year!" Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) The long and the short and the tall There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all! Then we sent for the nurses to come to Tulagi, the nurses they made it with ease Their arse on the table, each bearing this label "Reserved for the Officers please!" Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) Bless 'em all (Bless 'em all) The long and the short and the tall Bless all the Sergeants and Corporals too Bless all the Privates and above all, bless you! 'Cause we're saying goodbye to them all As back to our foxholes we'll crawl There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all!