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You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop by J. Clarence Edwards (1888 - ?).

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To My Buddies
Of the U. S. Army—some three million in number;
Of the 90th Division more specifically, and
Particularly to the 315th Engineers, to which
Regiment I was “attached for rations,”
Being a Liability of Company “E,”

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You lanky, lonesome little shrimp,
Your tailors cut you kind o’ skimp!
Wye, every slat’s a-showin’ through
The bloomin’ fuzzy hide o’ you.

What makes you shiver? You ain’t cold!
You’d better calm yourself and hold
That group of trembly little stilts
Of yours at military tilts!

I wonder what you’re doin’ here?
You don’t look like a volunteer!
There ain’t a uniform in camp
’Ould fit to you, you little scamp !

With food control out here so strict
It seems to me you’ve gone and picked
Yourself a sort o’ meatless bone
To swell your flanks and stummick on,

For Uncle Sam’s got lots o' hogs
To feed his scraps, and straggler dogs
Like you, you bowed-up little bum,
Ain’t got a chance to mooch a crumb!

But it don’t take an X-ray eye
To see your breedin’s purty high—
Your puppish heart, so far as that,
Is just as clean as if you’s fat.

You got a plum good-natured grin
That makes me want to take you in
And mornin’s when you’d feel the chill
I’d love to take you out to drill
If you could do it worth a cent!

You think you’d know what “squads right” meant?
And when they’d say “Attention!” Please
What would you do? Still stand at ease?
Quite so—and muss the rank all up—
Oh no, we couldn’t use you, pup!

But here’s some “hard-tack.” Grate your throat!
I fear it’s more’n your legs can tote,
But try it. And these “German fried”
’Ave grease enough to make ’em slide
Straight to that spot of emptiness
That keeps your innards in distress!

And, say, old sport, about them eyes:
Wye, they don’t seem to advertise
No poverty, nor that you’re blue,
You optimistic midget you!

I guess you think your hide and bone
Don’t have to look so blamed high-tone
Just since you keep your heart hung right,—
But durned if you don’t look a sight.

Them ribs stick up so drotted high
Your sides look like a latticed pie,
And every hair stuck in your hide
Looks like it’s took the rust and died!

You’re jest a quiver in the breeze
That’s likely starved a million fleas.
But ‘cordin’ to the way I judge
You’ve got a brain that needn’t fudge

On looks to get you by, at that,
And when I get you rollin’ fat
There ain’t a high-brow dog in town
That as for “class” can turn you down!
So just forget your form, old scout;
Recruits don’t have to be stout;
We take ’em in and build ’em up—

I guess ’twould work with Mister Pup—
So stand ATTENTION, now—Salute!
You military little brute,
You’re dog outside but on the whole
You’ve got a human heart and soul
And if God’s got one least regret
I’m sure it’s cause he didn’t set
That tongue of yours to speech, old top—
You wobbly, wink-eyed little wop!

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This controversial title is about a WWII Army camp dog. :D
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Foon - Real life is getting in the way of LV, will be slow until all is back on track, please bear with me!


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Thank you Foon. :D
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Thank you Raj and Bruce. :thumbs:
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My pleasure, David!
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Here is my contribution to this project:

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/wobblywop_edwards_gg_128kb.mp3

Run time is 3:45

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Thank you Greg, Tomas and Hypatia. :thumbs:
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Thank you tovarisch. :thumbs:
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Thanks to all who've recorded for the Fortnightly. :clap:

This project is now complete!
All audio files can be found on our catalog page:
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