Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry

Subject: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: and e
Date: 18 Feb 23 - 11:24 AM

OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT LIKE THE INFANTRY
(Tune: The Old Gray Mare)

Oh, we don't have to fight like the Infantry
Shoot like Artillery,
Ride like the Cavalry;
We don't have to fly over Germany.
We are the Q.M.C.
The Q.M.C., the Q.M.C.
We don't have to fly over Germany.
The Q.M.C.

Sung by Joseph G. The Q.M.C. is the Quartermaster Corps. Learned in 1948.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: and e
Date: 18 Feb 23 - 02:22 PM

SONG OF THE KIWI

Oh, I don't have to fight like the Infantry
Fight like the Cavalry
Fight like Artillery,
Oh, I dont't have to fly over Germany,
For I'm a Ki-wi-wi.
I'm a Ki-wi-wi,
I'm a Ki-wi-wi,
Oh, I don't have to fight like the Infantry,
Fight like the Cavalry
Fight like Artilery,
Oh, I don't have to fly over Germany,
For I'm a Ki-wi-wi.

From Ye AEF Hymanl, unpaginaged, 1919.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: and e
Date: 18 Feb 23 - 02:33 PM

THE KI-WI SONG

Oh, we don't have to fight like the Infantry Shoot like Artillery, Ride like the Cavalry; Oh, we don't have to fly over Germany. we are the Ki-wi-wi. We are the Ki-wi-wi. Oh, we don't have to fight like the Infantry, Shoot ike Artillery, Ride like the Cavalry; Oh, we don't have to fly over Germany We are the Ki-wi-wi.

From the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing Songbook.

Located online here:

https://archive.org/details/1957eighteenthfighterbomberwingsongbook/page/2/mode/2up?view=theater

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: GUEST,and e (no cookie)
Date: 19 Feb 23 - 07:07 AM

SONG OF THE Q.M.C.
TUNE The Old Gray Mare

Oh, I don t have to fight like the Infantry,
Fight like the Cavalry,
Fight like Artillery.
Oh, I don t have to fly over Germany,
For I'm a Q.M.C.,
I'm a Q.M.C.,
I'm a Q.M.C.
Oh, I don t have to fight like the Infantry,
Fight like the Cavalry,
Fight like Artillery.
Oh, I don t have to fly over Germany,
For I'm a Q.M.C.

From "Ye A.E.F. Hymnal."

This is from MUD AND STARS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD WAR SONGS AND POETRY, EDITED BY DOROTHEA YORK, 1931.

Although the editor, Dorothea York, says the song is from Ye A.E.F. Hymnal, this variant doesn't appear in the 1919 edition quoted above.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 19 Feb 23 - 06:58 PM

Vacation Bible School
c 1958
West Coast - USA

.....

Same words and tune ...

BUT,

"I'm in the Lord's Army"

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

I never attended, nor knew of a J,or C, summer or week night youth Bible School, however, I sure went to lots of Luthern, Methodist, Presbyterian, Evangelical, Reformed.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: and e
Date: 20 Feb 23 - 09:25 PM

I'm in the Lord's Army

(to the tune of 'The Old Grey Mare')   Actions are in blue!

I may never march in the Infantry,   (march)
Ride in the cavalry,   (pretend you're riding a horse)
Shoot the artillery.   (clap hands together)
I may never zoom o'er the enemy,
(spread arms out and pretend to be a plane)
But I'm in the Lord's Army.   (point one finger up to God)
I'm in the Lord's Army, (yes, sir!)   (salute)
I'm in the Lord's Army, (yes, sir!)
I may never march in the Infantry,
Ride in the cavalry,
Shoot the artillery.
I may never zoom o'er the enemy,
But I'm in the Lord's Army, (yes, sir!)

Thanks to Holly for sending this verse in!
Use same actions as above verse.

I may never march in the infantry,
Ride in the Calvary,
Shoot the Artillary,
I may never fly over land and sea,
But I'm in the lord's Army.

Thanks to Geoff who sent in this Mexican version!

I may never march into Mexico,
Ride on a burro,
Eat a cheesy taco,
I may never wear a big sombrero,
But I'm in the Lord's army.
I'm in the Lord's Army, (Si Senor!)
I'm in the Lord's Army, (Si Senor!)
I may never march into Mexico,
Ride on a burro,
Eat a cheesy taco,
I may never wear a big sombrero,
But I'm in the Lord's army.
I'm in the Lord's Army, ( Si Senor!)



Thanks to Holly for this other Mexican version!

I may never take a trip to Mexico,
Ride a donkey oh so slow, (pretend to ride donkey all sluggish slumped over)
eat a cheesy taco, (pretend to eat taco)
I may never wear a big sombrero, (circle around head like where the brim of hat would be)
but I'm in the lords army Si senor!

Thanks to a viewer for sending in these two verses!

(Cowboy style---)
I may never march in the infantry
Ride in the cavalry
Fight with the enemy (either act like you are sharpshooting or hold up two fists for a more passive action)
I may never zoom over the enemy,
But I'm in the Lord's army
Yee-ha! (throw up arm and act like you are about to lasso something)
I'm in the Lord's army
Yee-ha!
I'm in the Lord's army
Yee-ha!
I may never march in the infantry
Ride in the cavalry
Fight with the enemy
I may never zoom over the enemy,
But I'm in the Lord's army
Yee-ha!

(Aboriginal style)(very quiet --good way to come kids down)
I may never march in the infantry (tiptoe)
Ride in the cavalry (ride horse)
Shoot the artillery (shoot bow and arrow)
I may zoom over the enemy
but I'm in the Lord's army
(Use one hand to "make feathers" on the back of your head, the other to pat your hand over your mouth)
I'm in the Lord's army
I'm in the Lord's army
I may never march in the infantry
Ride in the cavalry
Shoot the artillery
I may zoom over the enemy
but I'm in the Lord's army

Thanks to Bonnie for sending in these two verses!

(Space verse)
I may never blast into outer space (kneel down and jump up in the air)
Shoot a laser any place (shoot imaginary laser gun)
Win in a rocket race (hold left hand out and clap right hand on it while continuing to extend right hand up pointing into space like a liftoff)
I may never walk on the moon in space (take small steps and say 'walk on the moon in space' in deep slow voice like an astronaut sounds in his space helmet)
But I'm in the Lord's Army! Roger, sir! Roger, sir!

(Hawaiian verse)
I may never surf to Hawaii (pretend you're on a surf board)
Pick a coconut off a tree (reach up and pick an imaginary coconut)
Smell a flower, oh so sweet. (Sing "Smell a flower" then stop and sniff real loud holding an imaginary flower to your nose as you slowly sing "Oh...so...sweet")
I may never fish in the deep blue sea (Cast an imaginary fishing line)
But I'm in the Lord's Army! Aloha! (Stretch out the word Al-o-ha and do the hula)

Thanks to Holly for sending in this African verse!

(African verse)
I may never in Africariby,
Be a Safari guide, (hand up to face looking around)
Go on an elephant ride, (arm like a trunk of elephant)
I may never shoot me a Rhino Hide
But I'm in the lords army! Yes sir!

Thanks to Pete and Lauren for sending in this verse!

(Pirates verse)
I may never swab up the poop deck,
Sail over the seven seas,
Shoot out the cannons ,
I may never find a hidden treasure
But I'm in the Lords command Arrgh!

Thanks to Gary for sending this verse in!

(Pirate verse)
I'm in the Lord's Army (aarg)
I'm in the Lord's Army (aarg)
I may never have a black patch on my eye (cover eye)
and a parrot by my side ("squawk")
with a peg leg walk on by (peg leg walk)
I may never bury treasure far and wide (digging)
but I'm in the Lord's Army (aarg)

Thanks to Kristyn for this Navy version!

I may never walk on flipper feet (Point feet up and out walking on heels)
Dine on Sea Horse meat (pretending eating off a plate) EUU Yuck! (Spit food out)
I may never ride in a submarine (act very small zooming through the water)
But I'm in the Lord's Navy - Blub Blub (saluting)
I'm in the Lord's Navy - Blub Blub (saluting)

Thanks to Wendy and her daughter for coming up with this verse!

(Australian style)
I may never be called an Aussie,
See a koala in a tree, (point up to imaginary tree)
Jump like a wallaby. (jump)
I may never see a croc, oh woe is me, (point to imaginary croc while drawing back in fear)
But I'm in the Lord's army. G'day, Mate. (point to self, then God, then tip imaginary hat)

Thanks to Christine for sending this verse in!

I may never dress up in army clothes,
Wear a helmet on my head,
wear boots around my toes.
But I will go where Jesus wants me to go,
Cause I'm in the Lord's army. Yes sir!

Thanks to Rachel for sending this verse in!

(Olympic version)
I may never run for the gold,
swim for the silver,
jump for the bronze.
I may never compete in the Olympics,
but I'm on the Lord's number one team. Go for the gold!
I'm on the Lord's number one team. Go for the gold!
I'm on the Lord's number one team. Go for the gold!
I may never run for the gold,
swim for the silver,
jump for the bronze.
I may never compete in the Olympics,
but I'm on the Lord's number one team. Go for the gold!

(Superhero version)
I may never fly like superman,
Climb like spider man,
Bend like banana man.
Indian Jones is not the kind of man I am,
But I'm in the Lords army, Yes sir!

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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: We Don't Have to Fight Like the Infantry
From: and e
Date: 20 Feb 23 - 09:31 PM

A version of "I'm in the Lord's Army" is posted onto youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJoB5XCQ5gs