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Army song

Last post Jul 12, 2012 2:59 PM by Beema . 2 replies.


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    Posted: Jul 11, 2012 8:26 PM in Country Woman Magazine
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    Army song

    My husband was in the Army in 1964.  One of their marching songs was "I don't want no more of this Army".  I would love to have the words to this song so my husband could sing it to our grandson.  My e-mail is (tonywallace1@sbcglobal.net)  Thank you!

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    Reply Posted: Jul 12, 2012 2:25 PM in Country Woman Magazine
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    Re: Army song

    Is this the "Gee, Mom, I wanna go home" song?

    I think there were a few versions of this song (and that you can search for some videos of people singing them on YouTube.com). 

    This is one version that I think was popular in WWII -- not sure if it's the same one your husband remembers:

    Five o'clock in the morning
    and I gaced up on the wall 
    Bedbugs and the roaches 
    were having a game of ball

    Score was six to nothing
    and the bedbugs were ahead
    The roaches hit a homer
    and knocked me outta bed

    I don't want no more of this army life
    Gee, Mom, I wanna go home
    No, I don't want to more of this army life
    Gee, Mom, I wanna go...
    Oh boy, do I wanna go...
    Gee, Mom, I wanna go home

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    Reply Posted: Jul 12, 2012 2:59 PM in Country Woman Magazine
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    Oh, boy oh boy, does that ever bring back memories.  I haven't thought of that song in years, but that's all I heard it seems when I was about five years old.  My friends and I would actually march up down the sidewalk with paper hats on our heads and sing that silly ditty.  Music

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