A World War 1 song from 1918. Words by Howard Johnson. Music by Percy Wenrich.
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Accompaniment
Lyrics
Chorus
But I ain’t got weary yet
No, I ain’t got weary yet
Been digging in the trenches all day long
All the time I’m a singing this song
‘Cause I ain’t got weary yet
And I never will, you bet
Why, all the French girls that I see
Beg to sit right on my knee
Well, if that’s war it just suits me
And I ain’t got weary yet”
Chorus
But I ain’t got weary yet
No, I ain’t got weary yet
Been digging in the trenches all day long
All the time I’m a singing this song
‘Cause I ain’t got weary yet
And I never will, you bet
This life ain’t work, it’s only play
Just to pass the time away
I kill ten Germans ev’ry day
And I ain’t got weary yet”
Chorus
But I ain’t got weary yet
No, I ain’t got weary yet
Been digging in the trenches all day long
All the time I’m a singing this song
‘Cause I ain’t got weary yet
And I never will, you bet
Now, if I’m wounded by a shell
Some nice nurse will make me well
And still they say that war is H—
And I ain’t got weary yet”
Chorus
But I ain’t got weary yet
No, I ain’t got weary yet
Been digging in the trenches all day long
All the time I’m a singing this song
‘Cause I ain’t got weary yet
And I never will, you bet
Tho’ I’ve been wounded in this fight
Shot at sunrise, gassed at night
Outside of that I feel all right
And I ain’t got weary yet”