We’ll Soon Be Back
Improvement Era, vol. 22, no. 4, February 1919, pp. 312 to 313
Coleman, Alvin
We'll Soonfbe Back
Like many others, these boys were disappointed at not getting "over there," and they voiced their feelings as follows:
We'll soon be back from this terrible war, Covered with honors and medals galore. Back from the roar and crash and din Of the battles in France we never were in! Back from doing our duties well — Regular heroes we are like !
We'll soon be back on the job again, Out of the trenches and cold and rain, Out of fierce encounters with the Huns! Where we used our mouths instead of guns! Back from doing our wonderful stunt Of doing "Squads East" on the Louisville front! Yes, we'll soon be back from doing our bit, Proving our courage and showing our grit!
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Playing our part in the awful jam, By forcing meal tickets on Uncle Sam. In fact there is nothing could possibly mar Our wonderful record in winning the war! We know what we'll face when we're home once more How they'll "josh" and "kid" us about "our" war, And say we were soldiers of peaceful ways! Oh! we'll hear all of that to the end of our days. We can only reply to the guys who "kid," By golly we tried and that's more than you did! -Alva Coleman and his "Bunkie" in the Wasatch Wave, Heber, Utah