The Brass-Mounted Army |
Oh, whiskey is the monster That ruins great an' small, But in old Kirby's army Headquarters gets it all.
2. Oh, how do you like the army,
3. They drink it when it's plenty,
4. Our army is more richer
5. The first is richly laden | 6. Our generals eat the poultry, They git it very cheap; Our colonels an' our captains Devours the hogs an' sheep.
7. Our soldiers git so hungry
8. But when we are a-marchin',
9. On every big plantation
10. An' now my song is ended, |
11. But there no guard is stationed, Their fence is often burned; Their property's molested, As long ago we learned. |