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MADELON
(Melody: "Quand Madelon")
When Madelon comes tripping to our table,
We boldly pluck her skirt as she goes by;
And each one invents a pretty fable,
Told to win her on the sly.
Our Madelon is not a surly beauty,
So, when we chuck her chin to lead her on,
She just laughs, and feels she's done her duty-
Madelon-Madelon-Madelon
Echelon, a life of ease and comfort
At the front they're fighting in the mud
Echelon, the German shells are breaking
Not every one's a dud.
Echelon, the cook's fill up your belly
Not willy morning, noon and night and day,
Echelon, the Soldiers dream of Heaven
Echelon, Echelon, Echelon.
COUSIN MAXIE
(To the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic.")
The Second Battalion Detail was on the Argonne Front,
Our Gas Sergeant's name was Cousin Maxie;
One night we heard the Gas Guard running 'round and
'round
Shouting "Where in Hell is Cousin Maxie?"
Chorus.
There's gas Cousin Maxie,
There's gas in the air.
There's gras in the valley,
There's gas most everywhere;
Ch! go out and take a sniff
For I think I grot a whiff:
Grind out the Claxon, Cousin Maxie.
We were laying in the dug-out, fifty feet below the
ground,
Dealing the cards to Cousin Maxie.
OH! the shells began to roar and of pep we had no more;
From the dug-out we would blunder.
Chorus.
"There's no gras Major,
There's no gas in the air."
"Are you sure, Cousin Maxie
Are you sure, the gras is clear?"
Says Cousin Maxie "TTwas a frog
Who was defecating here,
Turn out the Sanitation Detail."
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"ocrText": "MADELON\n(Melody: \"Quand Madelon\")\nWhen Madelon comes tripping to our table,\nWe boldly pluck her skirt as she goes by;\nAnd each one invents a pretty fable,\nTold to win her on the sly.\nOur Madelon is not a surly beauty,\nSo, when we chuck her chin to lead her on,\nShe just laughs, and feels she's done her duty-\nMadelon-Madelon-Madelon\nEchelon, a life of ease and comfort\nAt the front they're fighting in the mud\nEchelon, the German shells are breaking\nNot every one's a dud.\nEchelon, the cook's fill up your belly\nNot willy morning, noon and night and day,\nEchelon, the Soldiers dream of Heaven\nEchelon, Echelon, Echelon.\nCOUSIN MAXIE\n(To the tune of \"Battle Hymn of the Republic.\")\nThe Second Battalion Detail was on the Argonne Front,\nOur Gas Sergeant's name was Cousin Maxie;\nOne night we heard the Gas Guard running 'round and\n'round\nShouting \"Where in Hell is Cousin Maxie?\"\nChorus.\nThere's gas Cousin Maxie,\nThere's gas in the air.\nThere's gras in the valley,\nThere's gas most everywhere;\nCh! go out and take a sniff\nFor I think I grot a whiff:\nGrind out the Claxon, Cousin Maxie.\nWe were laying in the dug-out, fifty feet below the\nground,\nDealing the cards to Cousin Maxie.\nOH! the shells began to roar and of pep we had no more;\nFrom the dug-out we would blunder.\nChorus.\n\"There's no gras Major,\nThere's no gas in the air.\"\n\"Are you sure, Cousin Maxie\nAre you sure, the gras is clear?\"\nSays Cousin Maxie \"TTwas a frog\nWho was defecating here,\nTurn out the Sanitation Detail.\""
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