In The Arms Of An Army Man

Written for: Sons O' Guns (1936)
Performer: Studio Orchestra; Wini Shaw (OUT-TAKE)
Lyric: Al Dubin
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1936
Original publisher: M. Witmark & Sons

Verse:

I guess I'll go in military training for a thrill,
I'm learning to maneuver and I'm learning how to drill;
I'll get some cunning Colonel to instruct me ev'ry night,
But I just want to learn to love instead of how to fight;

Chorus 1:

Oh, I've sat by the side of a sailor on the shores of Yucatan,
But I've never been, no, I've never been in the arms of an Army man;
I've been held by a Harvard halfback, for I'm quite a football fan,
But it seems a sin that I've never been in the arms of an Army man.
And you don't know how far I'd go
For some young handsome rookie
Who would call me "snookie"
When the stars are high and the moon is low;
Oh, I've been in the clutch of a cowboy who could love like cowboys can,
But I've never been, no, I've never been in the arms of an Army man,
"Squads right!"  The arms of an Army man.

Chorus 2:

Oh, she's sat by the side of a sailor on the shores of Yucatan,
But she's never been, no, she's never been in the arms of an Army man;
She's been held by a Harvard halfback, for she's quite a football fan,
But it seems a sin that she's never been in the arms of an Army man.
And you don't know how far she'd go
For some young handsome rookie
Who would call her "snookie"
When the stars are high and the moon is low;
Oh, she's been in the clutch of a cowboy who could love like cowboys can,
But she's never been, no, she's never been in the arms of an Army man,
"Squads right!"  The arms of an Army man.