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Show Xfhl.Philllpr p THE SHE-MARINES I From the halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli We will fight our country's battles Any way the rules decree; Though we cannot leave the country In far places we'll be found In the spirit that the ladies, When aroused, can toss around. II Oh, we can't get into battle That is what the rules now say. But it wouldn't be surprising If we somehow found a way; We will do all we are asked to We will help 'em everywhere In a way to make our buddies Feel that we are with 'em there. Ill The Marines are noted scrappers This their slogan "Give 'em H !" And the "She-Marines" will surely Have that quality as well; Oh, we can't do foreign duty On this point the book is clear But we'll have that certain something some-thing That will keep us pretty near. IV WAACS and WAVES and SPARS . . . they're dandy! And we know they'll bravely score But Marines are legendary And they do a little more; Oomph and wallop are traditions When the male ones stage a fuss And before this war is over They will say the same of us. V "First to fight!" Well, now a lady Doesn't stress that point a lot. But the spirit may be catching When the Leathernecks get hot; Work behind the lines is scheduled Foes we're not supposed to smack But when Nell's a Devil-Doggie Who is gonna hold her back? VI Play that "Halls of Montezuma," And we'll proudly take our place; (With a very little training We'll be singing it in bass) ; We're Marines we have our papers We are in a conflict grave; If it helps we'll get a haircut And we'll even get a shave! VII Shoot the works and call us buddies! That's our plea to the Marines; They can always count upon us Even if behind the scenes; And when they get in there swinging They may find us at the bat; All the foe need do is bellow, "Girls, where did you get that hat?" VIII We've a uniform authentic With a scarf of flaming red And it helps provide the color That will knock the Axis dead; We are not equipped with weapons In the strictest sense, that's true, But a woman is a woman And she's bound to have a few! Ad similes: As self-conscious as a playboy in Miami Beach this winter. New York laundries may close as a result of an oil shortage. From the way our shirts come back we assumed as-sumed they were all using soft coal. A Washington bureau has now issued a list of directions to the public on how to snake a pair of shoes last longer. It says in part that they should be kept dry, clean and in repair. And Washington says there is a paper shortage! "Washington is a most astounding place. Early in the morning I think there is no one in town and then I discover that the editorial writers are having a dinner in the evening and gradually I accumulate six or eight people at lunch. I want to see them all but sometimes I wonder if they will get enough to eat." My Day. Would you mind going over that again, please, a little more slowly? Archibald MacLeash has left the OWI and gone back to his old job as national librarian and poet. From bad to worse, as it were. The boys on Information Please were harassed by a recurrent nightmare. night-mare. Every few minutes the announcer an-nouncer said: The best pickles in the vat Got to Carnegie's Flat BUSINESS MAN'S PSALM OF LIFE A lot of work, a lot of pain, A lot of sweat, a few gin fizzes; Some fun, some tears, a. grassy mound . . . And then (I hope) the end to. quizzes! Hitler at the tomb of Napoleon: MOVE OVER! Elmer Twitchell wants to know if be must take his shoes in for a monthly inspection to prove they are l wearing out evenly. I Bombers are now rolling off the ; production lines of the Ford plants. And this fact won't make the Axis feel any better. We can imagine nothing so alarming as the air full of Fords. Well if you can't send your son to college these days you can be fairly cr-lain cr-lain the army or navy wilt |