'41 Blues
Performed by Peter Cleighton
(Doctor Clayton)
Recorded July 1, 1941
Written by Peter Cleighton
War is raging in Europe on the water,
land, and in the air
War is raging in Europe on the water,
land, and in the air
If Uncle Sammy don't be careful, we'll
all soon end up right back over there
Radios and newspapers, they all force
me to believe
The Radios and newspapers, they all
make me believe
Yeah, Hitler, Mussolini, they must have
a snatchin' disease
Ain't gonna be no peace in Europe, 'till
we cut off Hitler's head
Ain't gonna be no peace in Europe, 'till
we chop off Hitler's head
Mussolini have heart failure, when he
hear Stalin is dead
I hope Hitler catch consumption*, I
mean the galloping kind
Yes, I hope Hitler catch consumption*,
I mean the galloping kind
Stalin catch leprosy, Mussolini lose
his mind
This whole war would soon be over, if
Uncle Sam would use my plan
This whole war would soon be over, if
Uncle Sam would use my plan
Let me sneak in Hitler's bedroom with
my razor in my hand
*tuberculosis, the kind that progresses
rapidly toward death
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