Fuck 'em All
anonimo
| Due strofe aggiuntive che circolavano tra marines statunitensi,... | |
| They called for the army to come to Tulagi, (1) But Douglas MacArthur (2) said no; They said there's a reason, It isn't the season, Besides there's no USO. (3) Fuck 'em all! Fuck 'em all! The long, the short, the tall; Fuck all the Pelicans and Dogfaces too, (4) Fuck all the generals and above all fuck you! So we're saying goodbye to them all, As back to our foxholes we crawl; There'll be no promotion on MacArthur's blue ocean, So cheer up Gyrenes, fuck 'em all. | They sent for the Navy to come to Tulagi, The gallant Navy agreed; With one thousand sections In different directions, My God! What a fucked-up stampede! Fuck 'em all, etc. They sent for the nurses to come overseas, The reason was perfectly clear, To make a good marriage and push a carriage While fucking all hands, my dear! Fuck 'em all, etc. |
(1) An island in the Solomons which was the scene of fierce fighting against a Japanese occupying force.
(2) General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the South-west Pacific area in World War 2.
(3) The United Services Organisation, the chief source of organised stage and concert entertainments for U.S. troops in the field.
(4) "Dogface" is a slang term for U.S. infantry soldier; Pelican is now obscure, but it probably refers to some other arm of the services.