The General Jumped at Dawn

Performed by Golden Gate Quartet
Recorded March 16, 1945
Written by Mundy and Neill

Said the captain to the general, pops
We're gonna cause a commotion
Then one early morn
He up and gone
The general jumped, he jumped at dawn
Said the general to the captain, man
We gonna flannel the channel
Then one morn
They up and gone
The general jumped, he jumped at dawn
Bye-bye, bye-bye
I'll see you in the sky at [?]
Drop in, drop in
We'll have a barbeque in Berlin
Said the private to the general, jack
My jeep is ready, and steady
Then one early morn
They up and gone
The general jumped, he jumped that gone

Well the general had a groovy [?]
A million lads and I'm tellin' you
There were white men, red men on the beam
A real solid, all-American team
He had tall men, small men, fat and lean
The fightenest crew that you've every seen
Every creed, every color and every belief
From an Eskimo to an Indian chief
He had a Sergeant Swetson, Corporal Kelly
Rosenberg, and the cook, Morelli
Lieutenant Jackson and a Private Joe
Then the general said, "Let's hit the road"

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