Stung Right-Barbara Dane

[00:07.64]when i was hiking 'round the town to find a job one day, [00:11.76]i saw a sign, "a thousand fools are wanted right away, [00:15.81]to take a trip around the world in uncle sammy's fleet." [00:19.87]i signed my name a dozen times upon a great big sheet. [00:26.52]i was stung right, stung right, s-t-u-n-g, [00:33.06]stung right, stung right, e. z. mark, that's me; [00:37.24]when my term is over, and again i'm free, [00:41.42]there'll be no more trips around the world for me. [00:49.55]the recruiter said, "the u. s. fleet, that is no place for slaves, [00:53.70]the only thing you have to do is stand and watch the waves." [00:57.88]but in the morning, five o'clock, they woke me from my snooze, [01:01.98]to scrub the deck and polish brass and shine the captain's shoes. [01:09.06]i was stung right, stung right, s-t-u-n-g, [01:15.76]stung right, stung right, e. z. mark, that's me; [01:20.02]when my term is over, and again i'm free, [01:24.19]there'll be no more trips around the world for me. [01:32.55]some time ago when uncle sammy had a war with spain, [01:36.60]and many of the boys in blue were in the battle slain, [01:40.69]not all were killed by bullets, though, not by any means, [01:44.75]the biggest part that died were killed by armour's pork and beans. [01:54.27]i was stung right, stung right, s-t-u-n-g, [02:00.83]stung right, stung right, e. z. mark, that's me; [02:05.09]when my term is over, and again i'm free, [02:09.30]there'll be no more trips around the world for me.