They Were All out of Step but Jim

歌詞

Jimmy's mother went to see her son, marching along on parade In his uniform and with his gun, What a lovely picture he made She came home that ev'ning, filled up with delight And to all the neighbors, she would yell with all her might Did you see my little Jimmy marching With the soldiers up the avenue? There was Jimmy just as stiff as starch Like his Daddy on the seventeenth of March Did you notice all the lovely ladies Casting their eyes on him? It made me glad To gaze at the lad Lord help the Kaiser if he's like his Dad Were you there, Yes, and tell me, did you notice? They were all out of step but Jim That night little Jimmy's father stood, buying the drinks for the crowd You could tell that he was feeling good, He was talking terribly loud Twenty times he treated, My! But he was dry When his glass was empty he would treat again and cry Did you see my little Jimmy marching With the soldiers up the avenue? There was Jimmy just as stiff as starch Like his Daddy on the seventeenth of March Did you notice all the lovely ladies Casting their eyes on him? Away he went To live in a tent Over in France with his regiment Were you there, and tell me, did you notice? They were all out of step but Jim