Cuts and Guts

[Verse 1]
Navy fliers fly off the big carriers
Army fliers aren't seen o'er the seas
But we're in the lousy Marine Corps
So we get these danged CVE's

[Chorus]
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts, are nuts
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts

[Verse 2]
The Midway has thousand-foot runways
The Leyte eight-hundred and ten
We'd still not have much of a carrier
With two of ours laid end to end

[Chorus]
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts, are nuts
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts

[Verse 3]
Our catapult shots are so hairy
Our catapult gear is red hot
It never goes off when you're ready
It always goes off when you're not

[Chorus]
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts, are nuts
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts

[Verse 4]
We envy the boys on the big ones
And we'd trade in a minute or two
Cause we'd like to see those poor bastards
Try doing the things that we do

[Chorus]
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts, are nuts
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts

[Verse 5]
Some day when this fracas is over
And back at El Torro we'll be
We'll load up with rockets and napalm
And we'll sink every damned CVE

[Chorus]
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts, are nuts
Cuts and guts, cuts and guts
The guys that make carriers are nuts