THIS GREAT WAR



I just received a telegram

From General Leonard Wood;

Says, "Bring your gunboats up the creek

We'll do the Moros good

We're going to war, a glorious war."



"And bring along Doctor Munson

Of whom I've heard it said,

He'll kill more Moros with his pills

Than we can kill with lead,

In any war, you ever saw:"



"And bring along Mr. Robards,

Oh bring him without fail,

He killed ten thousand Moros

On the Almadeyo trail;

In that great war, that glorious war."

We had our breakfast early,

We did not get much sleep,

When General Wood, he came on board

And made us feel like sheep,

In that great war, that glorious war.



Says he, "Good morning, Captain,

You've used me mighty well,

Now take your damned old ferryboat

And shove right off to Hell,

We're going to war, a glorious war."



"We don't like your marines,

They're first in every war,

They beat us to Guantanamo,

But we're going to beat them now,

To this great war, this glorions war"



They're jealous of the Navy

Which always leads the van,

Without our trusty gunners,

They could never land a man,

In any war, they ever saw.



We're up at five in the mornin;

And work till God knows when,

Breakin' rocks and haulin' dirt,

To save the army men,

In this great war, this glorlous war.



Next time the Army wants us

To lead them far from home,

We'll tell them to go plumb to Hell,

We've troubles of our own,

We're going to war, a glorious war.

From The Book of Navy Songs, USNA

Note: from the Philippine Insurrection 1899

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