Gee I Wish I Was Back In The Army

[Intro] When I was mustered out I thought without a doubt That I was through with all my care and strife   I thought that I was then The happiest of men But after months of tough civilian life            [Verse] F                             Fdim  F Gee I wish I was back in the Ar----my The Army wasn’t really bad at all       Three meals a day For which you didn’t pay Uniforms for winter spring and fall      F                                Fdim  F7 There’s a lot to be said for the Ar----my The life without responsibility   A soldier out of luck Was really never stuck There’s always someone higher up Where you can pass the buck Oh gee I wish I was back in the Ar--my [Verse] F                             Fdim F Gee I wish I was back in the Ar---my The Army was the place to find romance     Soldiers and WACS The WACS who dressed in slacks Dancing cheek to cheek and pants to pants     F                                Fdim F There’s a lot to be said for the Ar---my A gal was never lost for company A million handsome guys With longing in their eyes And all you had to do was pick The age the weight the size Oh gee I wish I was back in the Ar--my [Verse] F                             Fdim F Gee I wish I was back in the Ar---my The shows we got civilians couldn’t see      How we would yell for Dietrich and Cornell Jolson Hope and Benny all for free      F                                Fdim  F There’s a lot to be said for the Ar----my The best of doctors watched you carefully   A dentist and a clerk For weeks and weeks they’d work They’d make a thousand dollar job And give it to a jerk Oh gee I wish I was back in the Army   [Coda] Three meals a day For which you didn’t pay A million handsome guys With longing in their eyes I thought that I was through with all my care and strife But after months and months of tough civilian life Oh gee I wish I was back in the Army now