I refreshed an OLD THREAD - it seemed better than starting a new one just to do a "Lyr Add:"

This is nearly the same as the version in the DT. There are variations in text plus a last verse that's NOT in the DT and spoken text.

CAPTAIN JINKS OF THE HORSE MARINES

I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines;
I often live beyond my means;
I sport young ladies in their teens,
To cut a swell in the army.
I teach young ladies how to dance,
How to dance, how to dance;
I teach young ladies how to dance,
For I'm their pet in the army

Chorus:
I'm captain Jinks of the Horse Marines;
I give my horse good corn and beans
Of course 'tis quite beyond my means,
Tho' a Captain in the army

I joined my corps when twenty-one,
Of course, I thought it capital fun;
When the enemy came, then off I run;
I wasn't cut out for the army
When I left home, Mamma she cried
Mamma she cried, Mamma she cried,
Whe I left home, Mamma she cried,
"He ain't cut out for the army."
[spoken:] No; she thought I was too young; but then I said, "Ah, Mamma..."
[Chorus]

The first day I went out to drill,
The bugle-sound made me quite ill;
At the balance-step, my hat it fell,
And that wouldn't do for the army.
The officers they all did shout;
They all cried out, they all did shout:
The officers they all did shout,
"Oh! that's the cure for the army."
[spoken:]Of course, my hat did fall off; but ah! nevertheless:
Chorus]

My tailor's bills came in so fast,
Forced me one day to leave at last;
And ladies too no more did cast
Sheep's eyes at me in the army.
My creditors at me did shout,
At me did shout, at me did shout,
My creditors at me did shout
"Why kick him out of the army!"
[spoken:]I said, "Ah, gentlemen, ah! kick me out of the army! Perhaps you are not aware that;
[Chorus]


From Weep Some More, My Lady, Sigmund Spaeth, 1927, Doubleday, Page & Company
Spaeth's noted that Ethel Barrymore made her debut in a play titled "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines," and "The original song was made famous by William Lingard."

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