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Yanks : $b A.E.F. verse: originally published in "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces

Name: Yanks : $b A.E.F. verse: originally published in "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces
Author: Various

Various

American poetry -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry

GETTIN’ LETTERS—_E. C. D., Field Hospital_                          129

 TO THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE—_R. R. Kirk, Pvt., G2, S.O.S._            131

 THEN WE’LL COME BACK TO YOU—_Howard H. Herty, Corp., 1st Army Hq.
   Reg._                                                             132

 TO A DOUGHBOY                                                       133

 LIL’ PAL O’ MINE—_E.S.E._                                           135

 PERFECT CONTRITION—_Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain_               136

 WHEN PRIVATE MUGRUMS PARLAY VOOS—_Charles Divine, Pvt._             137

 IF I WERE A COOTIE—_A. P. Bowen, Sgt., R.T.O._                      139

 THE LILY—_Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf._                             141

 ME,—AN’ WAR GOIN’ ON!—_John Palmer Cumming, Inf._                   142

 THE ROAD TO MONTFAUCON—_Harold Riezelman, 1st Lt., C.W.S._          145

 VESTAL STAR—_Fra Guido, F.A._                                       146

 THE DOUGHBOY PROMISES—_Arthur McKeogh, Lt., Inf._                   147

 OLD LADY RUMOR—_C. H. MacCoy, Base Hosp. 38_                        149

 THE LOST TOWNS—_Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P._                       150

 DER TAG—_Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf._                              152

 THERE’S ABOUT TWO MILLION FELLOWS—_Albert J. Cook, Sgt., Hq.
   Detch.,—Army Corps_                                               154

 NOVEMBER ELEVENTH—_Hilmar R. Baukhage, Pvt., A.E.F._                157




                             JUST THINKIN’


                Standin’ up here on the fire-step,
                  Lookin’ ahead in the mist,
                With a tin hat over your ivory
                  And a rifle clutched in your fist;
                Waitin’ and watchin’ and wond’rin’
                  If the Hun’s comin’ over to-night—
                Say, ain’t the things you think of
                  Enough to give you a fright?

                Things you ain’t even thought of
                  For a couple o’ months or more;
                Things that ’ull set you laughin’,
                  Things that ’ull make you sore;
                Things that you saw in the movies,
                  Things that you saw on the street,
                Things that you’re really proud of,
                  Things that are—not so sweet.

                Debts that are past collectin’,
                  Stories you hear and forget,
                Ball games and birthday parties,
                  Hours of drill in the wet;
                Headlines, recruitin’ posters,
                  Sunsets ’way out at sea,
                Evenings of pay days—golly,
                  It’s a queer thing, this memory!

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Yanks : $b A.E.F. verse: originally published in "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces

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