YOU'LL LOVE THE ARMY
From the film "King Arthur Was A Gentleman" (1942)
(Music: Manning Sherwin / Lyrics: Val Guest)


Evelyn Dall (Film Soundtrack) - 1942


When you get in the Army
Life isn't half so balmy
You get away from your wife
But it's not like the life 
That you lived up to now, but oh!

Don't let me make you nervous
Once you get in the Service
Very soon you'll know
If you're a soldier man or no

If you're the type who can sleep the night
On the pebble stones on the beach at Brighton
And like it, you'll love the Army

If you're the type who wears double-breasted
To hide the fact that you're pigeon chested
Then buddy, you'll love the Army

If you can take a tank apart with ease
In oil and grease up to your knees
And taste the petrol in your tea
And sing "Thanks for the memory"

If at home, before you get uppa
Your mother brings you a morning cuppa
You'll miss that, ah yes, you'll miss that

You'll just get a bugle when day is dawnin'
And a kick in the pants if you're late in the morning
At Reveille, yes sirree, you'll love the Army 

(If you're the type who can sleep the night)
(On the pebble stones on the beach at Brighton)
(And like it, mmm-hmm, you'll love the Army)

(If you're the type who wears double-breasted)
(To hide the fact that you're pigeon chested)
(Then buddy, oh-hoh, you'll love the Army)

(If you can take a tank apart with ease)
(In oil and grease up to your knees)
(And taste the petrol in your tea)
(And sing "Thanks for the memory")

If at home, before you get uppa
Your mother brings you a morning cuppa
You'll miss that, ah yes, you'll miss that

You'll just get a bugle when day is dawning
And a kick in the pants if you're late in the morning
At Reveille, (yes sirree),  at Reveille, (yes sirree, at Reveille)
Yes sirree, you'll love the Army







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2011)