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Old 12-31-2007, 09:42 PM
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Default If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!

JINE THE CAVALRY




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If you want to have a good time, jine the cavalry!
Jine the cavalry! Jine the cavalry!
If you want to catch the Devil, if you want to have fun,
If you want to smell Hell, jine the cavalry!

We're the boys who went around McClellian,
Went around McClellian, went around around McClellian!
We're the boys who went around McClellian,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!

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We're the boys who crossed the Potomicum,
Crossed the Potomicum, crossed the Potomicum!
We're the boys who crossed the Potomicum,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!

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Then we went into Pennsylvania,
Into Pennsylvania, into Pennsylvania!
Then we went into Pennsylvania,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!

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The big fat Dutch gals hand around the breadium,
Hand around the breadium, hand around the breadium!
The big fat Dutch gals hand around the breadium,
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!

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Ol' Joe Hooker, won't you come out of The Wilderness?
Come out of The Wilderness, come out of The Wilderness?
Ol' Joe Hooker, won't you come out of The Wilderness?
Bully boys, hey! Bully boys, ho!

CHORUS
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Old 01-01-2008, 02:21 PM
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I wonder how many men who served with Forrest, Wheeler or Stuart would have echoed those sentiments.
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Old 01-01-2008, 03:41 PM
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Talking George Peck puts down the Rebellion!
Did this song induce George Peck to gwine?
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Thanks, that's actually the first time that I've seen all of the words.
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Old 01-01-2008, 08:29 PM
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It just occured to me when I found a relative who enlisted in an Infantry regiment, marched around for 3 weeks, and deserted.

About a month later, he enlisted again - in the Cavalry.

He was in the Union army, and was captured within the month.

His 1st Cousin, a Rebel, fought at Belmont and Shiloh in an Infantry regiment, then jined the Cavalry and got killed 7 months later.

A good time!

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