SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 137600 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The clothing in the army<br />They say is mighty fine<br />But me and all my buddies<br />can all fit into mine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The shoes that they give you<br />They say are mighty fine<br />You ask for number seven<br />They give you number nine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The coffee in the army<br />They say is mighty fine<br />It looks like muddy water<br />And tastes like turpentine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The biscuits in the army<br />They say are mighty fine<br />but one rolled off the table<br />And killed a pal of mine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The money that they give you<br />They say is mighty fine<br />They give you fifty dollars<br />And take back forty nine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go<br />Hey, mom I'd like to go<br />Gee, mom I want to go home!<br /><br />[the words that my late father, a WWII vet, taught me}<br /><br />Oh, the coffee that they give you,<br />They say is mighty fine,<br />Good for cuts and bruises,<br />And tastes like iodine.<br /><br />Oh, I don't want no more of Army life,<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go,<br />But they won't let me go,<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go home!<br /><br />Oh, the chicken that they give you,<br />They say is mighty fine,<br />A leg fell off the table,<br />And started marching time.<br /><br />Oh, I don't want no more of Army life.<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go,<br />But they won't let me go,<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go home!<br /><br />(The verses about the biscuits and money are as Dad taught me, except the last line about the pay was "And dock you forty nine.") 2014-05-29T02:05:25-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 137600

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The clothing in the army<br />They say is mighty fine<br />But me and all my buddies<br />can all fit into mine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The shoes that they give you<br />They say are mighty fine<br />You ask for number seven<br />They give you number nine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The coffee in the army<br />They say is mighty fine<br />It looks like muddy water<br />And tastes like turpentine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The biscuits in the army<br />They say are mighty fine<br />but one rolled off the table<br />And killed a pal of mine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go home<br /><br />The money that they give you<br />They say is mighty fine<br />They give you fifty dollars<br />And take back forty nine<br /><br />Oh I have had enough of army life<br />Gee, mom I want to go<br />Hey, mom I'd like to go<br />Gee, mom I want to go home!<br /><br />[the words that my late father, a WWII vet, taught me}<br /><br />Oh, the coffee that they give you,<br />They say is mighty fine,<br />Good for cuts and bruises,<br />And tastes like iodine.<br /><br />Oh, I don't want no more of Army life,<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go,<br />But they won't let me go,<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go home!<br /><br />Oh, the chicken that they give you,<br />They say is mighty fine,<br />A leg fell off the table,<br />And started marching time.<br /><br />Oh, I don't want no more of Army life.<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go,<br />But they won't let me go,<br />Gee, Ma, I want to go home!<br /><br />(The verses about the biscuits and money are as Dad taught me, except the last line about the pay was "And dock you forty nine.")

2014-05-29T02:05:25-04:00 2014-05-29T02:05:25-04:00 SPC Charles Brown 137607

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I remember marching and calling out this cadence during my first tour, it was a big hit in Korea, especially since most of my friend had heard this sung on an episode of M*A*S*H. Lots of laughs for everyone.

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