(When the Boys Come Marching Home) A World War I song from 1918 Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young Music by Harry Ruby
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Oh! what a time, what a time for the girlies
When the boys come marching home
They’ll get the kissing that they’ve been missing
While they were over the foam
Mary and Jane will explain to her soldier
How she spent her nights alone
Think of all the loving they will get
Two long years they’ve been without a pet
Oh! what a time, what a time for the girlies
When the boys come marching home
Chorus
Oh! what a time, what a time for the girlies
When the boys come marching home
They’ll get the kissing that they’ve been missing
While they were over the foam
Mary and Jane will explain to her soldier
How she spent her nights alone
Every “Cutie” waiting at the pier
Wants to do her duty over here
Oh! what a time, what a time for the girlies
When the boys come marching home
Chorus
Oh! what a time, what a time for the girlies
When the boys come marching home
They’ll get the kissing that they’ve been missing
While they were over the foam
Mary and Jane will explain to her soldier
How she spent her nights alone
When a soldier squeezes you too hard
Raise your hand and holler “Kamerad”
Oh! what a time, what a time for the girlies
When the boys come marching home