Uncle Sam's Right Arm: A Patriotic Exercise — John Shaqi
Uncle Sam's Right Arm: A Patriotic ExercisePreston, Effa E. (Effa Estelle)
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Uncle Sam's Right Arm: A Patriotic Exercise
Preston, Effa E. (Effa Estelle)
Children's plays; Patriotic plays, American
5th. I’ll drive a Red Cross ambulance and all the wounded men
I’ll take away from battle fields, till they are well again.
6th. Some one must feed the soldiers and I think I’d like to cook.
I don’t know how to do it, but you learn it from a book.
7th. I’d love to ride on horseback in every big parade,
But when it comes to battles I think I’d be afraid.
8th. I’d like to be a general, like Joffre, so good and wise
And find myself a hero in every nation’s eyes.
9th. I’d like to be as famous as the mighty General Foche
Who leads the allied armies to war against the Boche.
10th. I’d like to lead our army like General Pershing, he
Is just the biggest hero in all the world to me.
11th. I guess I’ll be a private. We can’t all heroes be,
But anyway, I know I’ll serve my country faithfully.
12th. I’ll be the color bearer and hold our flag on high,
And always, o’er the battle field, it will in victory fly.
All. We’ll serve our country and our flag and serve them faithfully
And all be valiant soldiers when men we grow to be.
UNCLE SAM:
Don’t fail to help the Red Cross, too,
Theirs is a noble task,
They ease the dying, cure the hurt,
So give whene’er they ask.
_Enter any number girls dressed as Red Cross nurses. They sing air,
“Yankee Doodle”._
1.
We’ll bandage you and bleed you, too,
We’ll give you pills and potions,
We’ll bathe your hot and aching brow
With cool and soothing lotions.
CHORUS.
Red Cross nurses wise are we
Red Cross nurses dandy,
If you get wounded don’t be scared,
You’ll always find us handy.
2.
We’ll tend the wounded under fire
In scientific manner,
We’ll do our best for all who fight
Beneath our starry banner. CHORUS.
UNCLE SAM:
Children can help to win the war
If they save each penny and dime.
If they do without candy and movies and gum
They’ll have a quarter in time.
And a quarter will buy a Thrift Stamp
So, children, all of you try
For every little Thrift Stamp
Is a War Stamp by and by.
_Enter 12 girls in white holding green cards on which are huge white
letters spelling Thrift Stamps._
1st. Tiny little Thrift Stamps, bright and green and new,
2nd. Help us on to victory. Won’t you buy a few?
3rd. Reach into your pocket, just a dime each day
4th. If you only give it for many things will pay.
5th. Food and ships and shelter, clothing, swords and guns
6th. Till an army, well equipped, goes to fight the Huns.
7th. Save your pennies, children, send them o’er the foam,
8th. Till the war is over and the boys come home.
9th. Are you patriotic? Then you musn’t shirk.
10th. Make your pennies soldiers, make your quarters work.
11th. Proud you’ll be of helping when the war is done,
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