and between me and you a billiard
cue never won a war, you know.
But a couple of barrels of turnips
to have on hand in the fall
will do a heck of a lot more good
than a silver cup on the wall.
cause I'm just as bad as you.
But it's time we had some
cause we got a job to do.
We bet ter wake up and get to work
while we still got a home to protect,
or we'll all be doing the goose step
with a rope around our neck.
Hey, hey, what are we going to do?
Hey, hey, it's up to me and you.
here's something to think over twice,
if we don't get busy and win this war,
we'll all be living on rice.
The hands that rocked the cradle,
are working 24 hours a day
for Wil lie and Jimmy and Joe.
Those boys are still her babies,
don't think she'll ever forget
what Winston Churchill told us
all about tears and toil and sweat.
Us guys who are always complaining,
what are we, men or mice?
What did we ever have to give up
to compare to her sacrifice?
about a spare tire for the car?
If it's inspiration we're needing,
we don't have to look very far.
Hey, hey, pull up our belts and grunt.
Hey, hey, it's work and not talk we want.
than a guy with a seven -year
A lot of us guys who criticize the
suppose it was us a -runnin' the show,
I won der what we would have done.
If nobody ever made a mistake,
there'd be no need for that rubber man
The hands of our boys out yonder
can only be filled by us,
and squabble and squawk and fuss?
They're givin' their lives for you and me.
All right, men, let's be fair.
How much are they gettin'
And how do our wages compare?
Hey, hey, we've all got a duty to do.
Hey, hey, labor and capital, too.
Hey, hey, there'll be no profit and loss,
and there'll be no five o 'clock whistle to
Blow if we work for a Nazi, boss.