12 What are the lyrics to the Army song in the episode "Movie Tonight"? (MASH)
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This article is from the M*A*S*H FAQ, by Doug Krause mash-faq@lido.com with numerous contributions by others.
12 What are the lyrics to the Army song in the episode "Movie Tonight"? (MASH)
In episode #117 from the 5th season, entitled "Movie Tonight", the MASH
gang broke into a traditional Army song in order to increase morale when
the movie projector kept breaking down. Here are the lyrics:
Father Mulcahy:
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A chaplain in the Army
has a collar on his neck,
if you don't listen to him
you'll all wind up in heck.
[Chorus, sung by all:
Oh I don't want no more of Army life,
Gee Ma, I wanna go home!]
Hawkeye & B.J.:
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Oh the surgeons in the Army
they say we're mighty bright,
we work on soldiers through the day
and nurses through the night.
[Chorus]
Colonel Potter:
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Friendships in the Army
they say are mighty rare,
so I spend all my free time
carousing with my mare.
[Chorus]
the Nurses:
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The surgeons in the Army
they're bright, they are profound,
but we'll take chopper pilots
they'll get you off the ground.
[Chorus]
Radar O'Reilly:
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The corporals in the Army
you say we're really green,
but if it weren't for us guys
you'd be in the latrine.
[Chorus]
Corporal Klinger:
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Oh some guys like the Army
I think that it's a mess,
if it's so damn terrific
how come I wear a dress?
[Chorus]
Margaret Houlihan:
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Oh some nurses in the Army
they haven't tied the knot,
but this one's gonna try it
with Donald Penobscott.
Frank Burns:
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Oh Hawkeye and oh B.J.
they think they're pretty smart,
I'd like to take a scalpel
and stab them in the heart.
[Ending chorus:
Oh I don't want no more of Army life,
Gee Ma, I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Gee Ma, I wanna go home!]
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