We’re celebrating Billy Murray’s May 25 birthday today with an entire episode! Listen and you’ll hear stories about World War 1, the Boston Red Sox, and our new cat!
Lyrics
Over There
Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun,
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run;
Hear them calling you and me;
Every son of liberty.
Hurry right away, no delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad, to have had such a lad,
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy’s in line.
Chorus:
Over there, over there,
Send the word, send the word over there,
That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming,
The drums rum-tumming everywhere.
So prepare, say a prayer,
Send the word, send the word to beware,
We’ll be over, we’re coming over,
And we won’t come back till it’s over over there.
Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun,
Johnnie show the Hun, you’re a son-of-a-gun,
Hoist the flag and let her fly,
Like true heroes do or die.
Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit,
Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks,
Make your mother proud of you,
And to liberty be true.
Tessie
tessie is a maiden with a sparkling eye
tessie is a maiden with a laugh
tessie doesn’t know the meaning of a sigh
tessie’s lots of fun and full of chaff
but sometimes we have a little quarrel, we two
tessie always turns her head away
then it’s up to me to do as all boys do
so i take her hand in mine and say
tessie you make me feel so badly
why don’t you turn around
tessie you know i love you madly
babe, my heart weighs about a pound
don’t blame me if i ever doubt you
you know, i wouldn’t live without you
tessie, you are the only, only only
tessie has a parrot that she loves quite well
Polly’s just a learning how to woo
tessie tells him everything she has to tell
Polly thinks he knows a thing or two
tessie gave a party at her home one night
polly said he’d like to sing a song
tessie thought she’d never seen a bird so bright
when Polly started off in accents strong
tessie you make me feel so badly
why don’t you turn around
tessie you know i love you madly
babe, my heart weighs about a pound
don’t blame me if i ever doubt you
(special shoutout to Dropkick Murphy’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR4tTQVjHUI)