Oh once I was happy,
I had a fine home.
MacArthur then called me
and soon I was gone.
Was off to Korea, it's not very far.
It's just a police action,
it isn't a war.
Don't call out to the Army,
don't call out to the Navy,
don't call out to Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps.
Well I visited the Army,
some fighting to see
I thought that those heroes
would show it to me
Alas, though I listened
so close for the word
To the rear march with track shoes
was all that I heard
Don't call out the Army,
don't call out the Navy
Don't call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps
Well, I visited the lines
south of Hageroo -ree
And thousands of Chinese
was all I could see
The marines on the ground
was all holding their own
But the dogfaces round them
was running for home
Don't call out the army,
don't call out the navy
Don't call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps
Well, we fought that invasion
in Coria way,
But the stateside newspapers
had this much to say,
The mighty 5th Air Force
has done it again,
It's back to the doghouse,
Jirene fightin' man.
Don't call out the Army,
don't call out the Navy,
Don't call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps.
So all you civilians
just heed these grim words
They say we hunt headlines,
but that's for the birds
When they're in trouble
and they shake in their jeans
The first ones they call
are the U .S. Marines
Don't call out the Army,
don't call out the Navy
Don't call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps you