Army Life

[Intro]
Private Welton Irie (Sir)
You are charged with desertion
How do you plead? (Give to me explanation, sir)
He-hey, he-hey-a, he-he-he-he-hey-a
He-hey-a, he-hey-a, he-he-he-hey-hey
He-hey, flash it-a, drop it (Well!)

[Verse 1]
They say dat in the army the shoes are very fine
I ask for number seven, thеy gave me number ninе
They say dat in the army the guns are very fine
Well, I ask dem for a M16, they gave me an M9 (So)

[Chorus]
I don't want no more army life
Skipper, I want to go back to my Cherry
Skipper, I want to go back home, dat a home, sweet home
[Scatting] (And)

[Verse 2]
They say dat in the army the food is very fine
A dumplin' fell off the table an' [?] no mind
They say dat in the army the drinks are very fine
I ask dem for some carrot juice, they gave me turpentine (So)

[Chorus]
I don't want no more army life
Skipper, I want to go back to my Cherry
Skipper, I want to go back home, dat a home, sweet home
[Scatting] (And a so)

[Verse 3]
They say dat in the army the pay is very fine
They gave me sixty dollars an' took back fifty-nine
They say dat in the army the girls are very fine
I ask for Betty Johnson, they gave me Frankenstein (So)

[Chorus]
I don't want no more army life [Scatting]
Back home, dat a home, sweet home [Scatting] (Hey!)

[Bridge]
Say, with a up, two, three, four
Up, two, three, four

[Verse 4]
Mi left di army with one shirt pon mi back
Left di army with one shirt pon mi back
Say, makin' a stop at di train stop
Mi feel so sad, mi get so mad
Mi try a little ting an' started to sing
A sing a little song for mi girl Jaqueline
He-hey, he-hey (Well, hear)

[Post-Verse]
If you miss the train an' hang
Then you know dat I am gone
Then you can hear the whistle blow
For hundred miles; for hundred miles, for hundred miles
Cah, tell you, Welton Irie under cool profile
An' you can hear the whistle blow for the hundred miles

[Outro]
Cah, mi say, Lord (Wooy)
They say dat in the army the food is very nice