Lyrics: Joe Hill
Music: Joe Hill
As i was walking around the town,l saw a sign one day,
I"A thousand man by uncle Sam are needed right away,
To take a trip around the world in Uncle Sammy's fleet."
I signed my name a hundred times uppon a great big sheet.
Oh,I was stung right,stung right,S-T-U-N-G,
Strung right,stung right,E.Z.Mark,that's me;
When my term is over,and be given free,
There'll be no more trips around the world for me.
The man he said,"Now the Sammy's Crew,that is no place for slaves,
for everything you have to do is stand and watch the waves"
But in the morning,five o'clock,they woke me from my snooze,
To polish brass,clean the deck,and shine the captain's shoes.
Oh,I was stung right,stung right,S-T-U-N-G,
Strung right,stung right,E.Z.Mark,that's me;
When my term is over,and be given free,
There'll be no more trips around the world for me.
Oh there was a time when Uncle Sammy had a war with Spain,
And all the boys in bonnie blue were in the battle slain,
Not all were killed by bullets,though,not by any means,
The greatest part were killed by far by Armour's Pork and Beans.
Oh,I was stung right,stung right,S-T-U-N-G,
Strung right,stung right,E.Z.Mark,that's me;
When my term is over,and be given free,
There'll be no more trips around the world for me.