[Verse:]
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When I was mustered out
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I thought without a doubt
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That I was through with all my care and strife
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I thought that I was then
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The happiest of men
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But after months of tough civilian life
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[1st refrain:]
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Gee, I wish I was back in the Army
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The Army wasn't really bad at all
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Three meals a day
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For which you didn't pay
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Uniforms for winter, spring and fall
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There's a lot to be said for the Army
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The life without responsibility
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A soldier out of luck
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Was really never stuck
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There's always someone higher up where you can pass the buck
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Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army
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[2nd Refrain, for female:]
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Gee, I wish I was back in the Army
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The Army was the place to find romance
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Soldiers and WACS
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The WACS who dressed in slacks
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Dancing cheek to cheek and pants to pants
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There's a lot to be said for the Army
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A gal was never lost for company
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A million handsome guys
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With longing in their eyes
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And all you had to do was pick the age, the weight, the size
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Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army
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[3rd refrain:]
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Gee, I wish I was back in the Army
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The shows we got civilians couldn't see
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How we would yell for Dietrich and Cornell
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Jolson, Hope and Benny all for free
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[Alternate line from sheet music:
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Crosby, Hope and Jolson all for free]
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There's a lot to be said for the Army
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The best of doctors watched you carefully
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A dentist and a clerk
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For weeks and weeks they'd work
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They'd make a thousand dollar job and give it to a jerk
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Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army
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[Coda:]
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Three meals a day
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For which you didn't pay
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A million handsome guys
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With longing in their eyes
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I thought that I was through with all my care and strife
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But after months and months of tough civilian life
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Oh, gee
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I wish I was back in the Army now
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Gee, I Wish I Was Back In The Army
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| Irving Berlin |
