Evening star., 1917-10-14

one naturally lllhkS OIL CdllslieHlSs
the old Army setting-up exercises,
considerably amplified and improved
as necessary to put the men into tip
top physical condition, and then to
keep them there. An army of soft,
fiabby-muscled men, no matter how
well drilled and equipped, would be
poor thing when confronted with an
other army of seasoned campaigners,
with muscles hardened and toughened
by constant work and with wind
strengthened to such a point that
uous might be the demands on them,
would not weaken or give out.
But who, until few months ago,
thought of singing an invaluable part
of soldiers trainingo That is what
it has become today however; and
every cantonment of the National
Army, the National Guard or any other
branch of the national military service
now has it's singing instructors. More
than that. the Army now in the making
has its own songs, too. and Its teachers
are instructing the men how to sing
them, on the hike, in regimental. bri-
gade or division parades where singing
Is permissible. and in the squadrooms
at night, after the days work is done
and before the bugles sounding Taps"
require that all lights shall be ex-
tinguished and noise shall cease in
barracks.
Some of the Army's Songs.
over There" is one Of the songs the
Army is being taught. Joan of Arc" Is
another. THE Long. Long Trail" and
Send Him Away With a Smile" are
others. The favorite, however, Is the
Kaiser Bill Song" as the boys call it.
sung to an ancient tune known to the
grandfathers of many OF the men in the
new army is The Old Cray Mare" this
song seems to have an appeal for the
boys on march or in barracks that isn't
equaIed by any of the other war songs
1t varies according to what outfit sings
it, but goes something like this:
Uncle Sam he needs the infantrr.
Needs the cavalry, needs artillery.
Cause he's got to go TO Germany
To lick old Kaiser Bill.
Goodbye Kaiser BILL goodbye Kaiser Bill
Uncle Sam he'll get the infantry.
Get the cavalry, get artillery.
And then by gosh. We'll all go to Germany
And get old Kaiser Bill
Other songs which enjoy much popu-
larity at the camp are
.YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR GUN"
In just a few months
Well reach the other shore,
Wen al be over on the nring fnc.
And when all get there,
Were going tear.
We're going to push those Germans cross the
Rhine.
Oh. boy. You'd better get your gun.
Yea. bo We're so:n:; 10 lick the Hun
"AwAY. AwAYw
"Tune: "Away We Co.
Away. away. across the sea
To fight The fight for liberty.
Were ON our way to Germany,
We're going to Hex the kaiser.
Seven, EightD
Mighty wen be in France
Aud then therei he bg advance.
Wen shoot the seat from Fritz pants
We're going to lics the kaiser.
"l MAY nE GCst: FoK \ LONG. LoNi:
FINE
may he gone fos long. long tine,
Long. lerc ri,ur. luh&. long ti'"".
When l go you may know that III always pine
for rhc day within you Il mine.
BE to for long. long time,
Rain shine, sweetheart mine.
I'll be just : true you
AS 10 the Red. White and Pine,
Though I'm gone for a long, long time.
THE BELLS ARE RINGIN'.
| Old bill Hohenzollern
| kep acnsSin' and holierin
| And h. tried 10 nut all Europe on the bum
| He said The Yep viii maybe
| Xiii u crppir or a baby.
And they'll say That Kaiser B.ll is goin some
| nli. The bells are ringin'
| p,IE. dong, Ding. dong.
| All hrll j. sngn this
| ''Errr comes kaiser 1911!
| Aud tar Grown Prince y JllE-
| And we II put 'eIn wbrrr tirS both h, tong
| -. opy right ny fiii,andrF .io.l;,.nu4
"Hiii., HAIR, TIE GttG's .i.I
HERE"
| Hail hail Iii. gang all here
| Hc'rs going 10 get ihr kaiS"r-
| Wore going to get the kaiser,
| Hail. hail. The gangs all here.
| We're going TO get the knls"r how
| And, to supply the touch of sentiment
| without which even an army of American
| young men would not seem al,it. right