Pen Or Musket

I’ve a pen and I’ve a musket,

     And I’m full of pep, I am;

And in case of war I offer

     Either one to Uncle Sam.

I can shoot to hit the bull’s-eye,

     Like a reg’lar army chap;

I can give a round of poems

     That will win most any scrap.

If my uncle wants the musket

     Then the musket it shall be;

If he thinks the verse more fatal

     Let him leave the verse to me!

Feb. 6, 1917