pg 45, Aloha Jigpoha

HALLELUJAH!

Lying in the gutter, all guzzled up on beer,
Bubble in my whiskers, I thought my end was near,
Then came the glorious Army, and I was born again --
Glory, glory, hallelujah, tra-lala, amen, tra-la-la, amen!

Chorus:
Hallelujah . . . hallelujah!
Drop a nickel on the drum, drop an nickel on the drum!
Hallelujah . . . hallelujah!
Drop a nickel on the drum, and you'll be saved.

When I was sweet sixteen, I was the village belle,
The way I danced and carried on would send me straight to hell;
I rode a tandem bicycle, my ankles were in view,
I joined the glorious Army and I was born anew.

Happy, happy day ! We are S-A-V-E-D, H-A-P-P-Y to be F-R-double-E !
We're joined to the glorious Army, and we are born again!

This songbook was put together by Navy linguistic teams and mimeographed in 1945.