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Show The Private's Dilemma. I'd like to be a corpril and with the cor-prils cor-prils stand, A chevron on my coat sleeve and a warrant war-rant in my hand. But when I think It over all my hope to gloom descends, I'd like to be a corpril but I'd rather nave my menus. The private marches dumbly this way, that way. what's the odds? While the corpril joins the shouting when the order's "Rlijht by squads!" But when the drill is over then the cor- pril's glory ends. Oh. I'd like to be a corpril but I'd rather have my friends. The extra pay comes handy and the chevron chev-ron m.ikes one proud. But if s toush to be a noncom when your heart is with the crowd. To peisec-.ite your buddies with commands the captain sends. Tes, I'd like to be s. corpril but I'd rather have my frleuds! G'.ea.-on Pease, In American Legion Weekly. |