You 're in the Army Now ( song ) - Wikipedia You 're in the Army Now ( song ) `` You 're in the Army Now '' Song Written 1917 Composer ( s ) Isham Jones Lyricist ( s ) Tell Taylor Ole Olsen `` You 're in the Army Now '' also known as `` We 're in the Army Now '' is an American song written in 1917 by Isham Jones. Lyrics were written by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen. Contents 1 Lyrics 2 In popular culture 3 References 3.1 Bibliography Lyrics There are at least two versions of the lyrics with `` You 'll never get rich, you son of a bitch '' often replaced with `` You 'll never get rich by digging a ditch ''. In popular culture The piece of music has appeared in several movies and cartoons about the US Army from The Big Parade to The Dirty Dozen to The Draft Horse to `` Rio Grande ( film ) '' with the lyrics providing titles for two 1941 army comedies You 're in the Army Now and You 'll Never Get Rich. The original title of the television series The Phil Silvers Show was You 'll Never Get Rich. References Jump up ^ `` IN Harmony : Sheet Music from Indiana ''. Jump up ^ Smith, Kathleen E.R., God Bless America : Tin Pan Alley Goes to War, University Press of Kentucky, 2003, p. 99. Jump up ^ Herder, Ronald, 500 Best - Loved Song Lyrics, Dover Publications, 1998, p. 400. Bibliography Herder, Ronald, 500 Best - Loved Song Lyrics, Dover Publications, 1998. ISBN 048629725X Smith, Kathleen E.R., God Bless America : Tin Pan Alley Goes to War, University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN 0813122562 This 1910s song article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27re_in_the_Army_Now_(song)&oldid=826528861 '' Categories : American patriotic songs Military marches Songs about the military 1917 songs Songs of World War I Songs with music by Isham Jones 1910s song stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 19 February 2018, at 17 : 23. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang we're in the army now
Answer: Isham Jones