Army Life

Lyrics

[Intro] Private Welton Irie (Sir) You are charged with desertion How do you plead? (Give to me explanation, sir) He-hey, he-hey-a, he-he-he-he-hey-a He-hey-a, he-hey-a, he-he-he-hey-hey He-hey, flash it-a, drop it (Well!) [Verse 1] They say dat in the army the shoes are very fine I ask for number seven, thеy gave me number ninе They say dat in the army the guns are very fine Well, I ask dem for a M16, they gave me an M9 (So) [Chorus] I don't want no more army life Skipper, I want to go back to my Cherry Skipper, I want to go back home, dat a home, sweet home [Scatting] (And) [Verse 2] They say dat in the army the food is very fine A dumplin' fell off the table an' [?] no mind They say dat in the army the drinks are very fine I ask dem for some carrot juice, they gave me turpentine (So) [Chorus] I don't want no more army life Skipper, I want to go back to my Cherry Skipper, I want to go back home, dat a home, sweet home [Scatting] (And a so) [Verse 3] They say dat in the army the pay is very fine They gave me sixty dollars an' took back fifty-nine They say dat in the army the girls are very fine I ask for Betty Johnson, they gave me Frankenstein (So) [Chorus] I don't want no more army life [Scatting] Back home, dat a home, sweet home [Scatting] (Hey!) [Bridge] Say, with a up, two, three, four Up, two, three, four [Verse 4] Mi left di army with one shirt pon mi back Left di army with one shirt pon mi back Say, makin' a stop at di train stop Mi feel so sad, mi get so mad Mi try a little ting an' started to sing A sing a little song for mi girl Jaqueline He-hey, he-hey (Well, hear) [Post-Verse] If you miss the train an' hang Then you know dat I am gone Then you can hear the whistle blow For hundred miles; for hundred miles, for hundred miles Cah, tell you, Welton Irie under cool profile An' you can hear the whistle blow for the hundred miles [Outro] Cah, mi say, Lord (Wooy) They say dat in the army the food is very nice