Veteran’s Hospital Song

Open his chest, you'll see
He's got a purple heart
It's a souvineir he brought back from the war

He got shot in '42
But somehow survived the mortal wound
His mama must've dipped him in the river by his ankle

He lost a day crossing
The internation dateline
But he had a nurse in his arms
Kicking and laughing

He was such a glorious grunt
With his dog tags flashing in the sun
I saw him on the cover of LIFE magazine

And you can see him now
He's right there sleeping
In the middle of the day
The decorated are dissapearing
In Montgomery

Was it 1945
He made it back alive
And nearly choked on falling white confetti

Marching down the boulevard
Feet in sync and hand to heart
Rosie the Riveter was there waving

He's got a roomate now
He's a former slide trombone
In Lawrence Welk's well oiled machine

He doesn't know he was famous
He doesn't even know what his name is
Go ahead and snap your fingers, a-one and a-two and a-three

And you can see him now
He's right there sleeping
In the middle of the day
The decorated are dissapearing
In Montgomery

He's never out of uniform
They just changed the colors on it
Ever seen a foot soldier dressed in white?

But he thinks he's camoflauged
And he's preparing an ambush
'cause all the angels go dive bombing at night

In Montgomery