You Reg’lar Army Man

You sort o’ laugh at us a bit,

 You reg’lar army now;

Somehow you don’t see how we fit

     Into the bigger plan?

You smile to see us marching past,

    As any reg’lars can

All right, jes’ hold your horses fast,

     You reg’lar army man!

We ain’t been in the Philippines,

     Nor on the border true;

We didn’t know what that hardship means

     Not quite so well as you,

But we ain’t doin’ this for fun,

     Nor money, understan’?

They’s something back of ev’ry gun,

     You reg’lar army man.

We’re drillin’, marchin’, drillin’ till

     We’re sore of arm an’ foot;

We’re out behind a certain hill

     A-learnin’ how to shoot

We’ve been a-squaddin’ left an’ right,

     An’ shootin’ best we can;

An’ we can crowd the bull’s-eye tight,

     You reg’lar army man.

An’ now, I’m speakin’ for the Guard

     From Maine to Frisco Bay;

A year we’ve been a-drillin’ hard,

     Yes, drillin’ night and day.

An’ when it comes to “up the street”,

     Or targets, understan’,

We ain’t takin’ no back seat,

     You reg’lar army man.

Don’t smile, don’t jeer, jest fetch a squad

     O’ reg;lars some fine day,

An’ put ‘em on our drillin’ sod

     Or on our range, an’ say,

It’s ten to one our squad will get

     Your squad on any plan;

This Home Guard ain’t no social set,

     You reg’lar army man.

An’ now I’m speakin’ for the Guard

From Maine to Frisco Bay;

A year we’ve been a-drillin’ hard,

      Yes, drillin’ night an’ day,

An’ when it comes to “up the street”,

      Or targets, understan’,

We ain’t a takin’ no back seat,

      From any army man.

Don’t smile, don’t jeer, jest fetch a squad

      O’ regulars, some fine day,

An’ put ‘em on our drillin’ sod

      Or on our range, an’ say,

It’s ten to one our squad will get

      Your squad on any plan;

The Home Guard ain’t no social set,

      You reg’lar army man.

                                 1^st Mus. Co. G 6^th Regt. C.H.G.

Nov. 19, 1917