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Show THE SONG OF THE CARABAOS i tie song that made President Wil--fin angr and brought from the administration ad-ministration a rebuke of the Carabao society in Washington, the members of which are army and navy officers, follows: In that land of dopey dreams, happy, peaceful Philippines, Where the bolo man is hiking night and day, Where insurrectos steal and lie, when- Americanos die, There you hear the soldiers sing this evening lay: Chorus Damn, damn, damn the insurrectos, cress eyed Kakiack ladrones; Underneath the starry flag, Civilize 'em with a Krag. And return us to our own beloved homes. Underneath the Nipa thatch, where the skinny chickens scratch, Only refuge after hiking all day long. When I lay me down to sleep, slimy lizards o'er me creep; Then you hear the soldiers sing this evening song: Chorus Social customs there are few, all the ladies smoke and chew. And the men do things the padres say are wrong; But the padres cut no ice, for they live on fish and rice, When you hear the soldiers sing this evening song: Chorus There is humor in the lines that makgs us laugh, but the sentiment a? a song by our military men. should prove offensive to not only the President, but every well meaning American, who is laboring to inspire the Filipinos with confidence In our rule of the Islands The song is ribaldry' that might ex-press ex-press a discouraged soldier's weariness weari-ness and his desire to return home tc "the states," but our officers jnould he above offensive flings of that kind, If they are to impress the natives with their high purpose. |