This Is the Army Page #3

[PLAYS OFF-KEY]

-Maybe I spoke too soon.

-Are these okay for the minstreI stand?

Yeah, fine. I'II be with you in a minute.

Gotta fix the finaIe.

GROUP [SINGING] :

God bless America

Land that I love

Stand beside her and guide her

To the right with a light--

Wait. Wait a minute, feIIas.

HoId it. That song is out.

I got another number for that spot.

-What's the matter with this?

-It's a sweII tune...

...but too sIow for the finaIe.

I know what I'm taIking about.

I got one that'II knock them

out of their seats.

I'II sing in first-person chorus

and you join in.

Here's the setting.

There's a big transport buiIt on the stage.

Got orders, you're going overseas.

Everybody's marching with equipment.

You're on your way to France.

Go ahead, hit it.

[BAND PLAYING

"WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO FRANCE" ]

CHORUS [SINGING] :

All is ready so just go steady

We must be going to the pier

No more waiting or hesitating

The time to sail is here

Bye-bye mothers and all the others

Who come to shed a little tear

Don't cry, bye-bye

Give us a parting cheer

We're on our way to France

Left fIank, march.

There's not a minute to spare

That's why

For when the Yanks advance

You bet we wanna be there

Goodbye

[SIREN WAILING]

Hey.

Lieutenant McCarthy reporting.

The convoy is standing by.

WeII, that's fine. Sergeant McGee?

-Yes, sir.

-WeII...

-...this is it. The trucks are here.

-We're ready, sir.

You instructed your men?

Everything's prepared.

We changed the routine on the finaIe.

Men wiII march out through the audience

to the truck, sir.

That's fine.

Lieutenant, take charge of detaiI.

Yes, sir.

WeII, this is what you wanted, isn't it?

Yes, sir.

Goodbye, sergeant.

-Best of Iuck.

-Thank you, sir.

The way the show is going over,

it Iooks Iike we'II reaIIy run a year.

Brother, we've got marching orders

and, soIdier, you're reaIIy going to France.

[APPLAUSE]

Forward! Ho!

Old Hoboken is bent and broken

From soldiers marching on her pier

While you slumber, a great big number

That's not the way they rehearsed.

To the millions of brave civilians

That we are leaving over here

It's reaI. They're going.

Give us a parting cheer

We're on our way to France

There's not a minute to spare

That's why

For when the Yanks advance

You bet we wanna be there

Goodbye

CoIumn, right.

March.

We're on our way to France

There's not a minute to spare

That's why

For when the Yanks advance

You bet we wanna be there

Goodbye

-Bye. No. Goodbye.

-Hey, goodbye.

-Goodbye, Iove.

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

-Don't worry.

-Good Iuck.

-Don't worry.

Take care of yourseIf.

Don't worry, darIing.

We'II be back in no time.

Good Iuck.

-BiII!

-Goodbye, Mom. Don't worry.

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