The 38th Lament
"Ode to Shanty O'Neill"
The 38th Group's been in Guinea too long
We're mighty hard up for a drink
For want of a woman we're all going nuts
Oh, Shanty please say what you think
There are snakes in the jungle and bugs in the grass
The mosquitoes have seven inch prongs
The rain falls in buckets clear up to our ass
Oh, Shanty we've been here too long
Oh, the airplanes all stink and the pilots all drink
The navvies don't know where they are
The bombardiers can't hit a bucket of shit
Oh, Shanty please send us afar
We've been over Buna, we've been over Lae
We've been out to sea after ships
We've been to Gasmata and Vunakanau
Oh, Shanty it gives us the shits
Now Shanty's our leader, He's Irish they say
Irish as a banshee's wail
But take it from us, we know he's just
Half scotch and half ginger ale.(Written by Lt. Uhler)
(Thanks to Roy Lee Grover for helping me to get the right version)
When the Air Corps became a threat to the Navy! (Click on image to enlarge.)
Bumper sticker seen by Walt Deas (ACS) "It is God's responsibility to forgive Bin Laden, it is our responsibility to arrange the meeting" United States Marine Corps
To join the 38th Bomb Group Association, contact Orland Gage, Sec/Treasurer at ogage@clearwire.net
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