White Christmas Page #11
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What can you do with a general
When he stops being a general?
Oh, what can you do
With a general who retires?
Who's got a job for a general
When he stops being a general?
They all get a job
But a general no one hires
They fill his chest with medals
While he's across the foam
And they spread the crimson carpet
When he comes marching home
The next day someone hollers
When he comes into view
"Here comes the general"
And they all say, "General who?"
They're delighted that he came
But they can't recall his name
Nobody thinks of assigning him
When they stop wining and dining him
It seems this country never has enjoyed
So many one and two and three
And four-star generals unemployed
Like Eddy told you,
that song is for the 151st Division.
The officers and the men
under the command
I hope a lot of you guys were listening,
because I have something
I want you to do for me.
Don't you want to sit down?
No, no, sir. If you'll just walk me
around the barn a few times,
I think it'll be fine, sir. Yes.
It's a little too fast, sir.
If we just slow down a little bit, sir.
I know it's murder asking you to
leave your homes on Christmas Eve,
and certainly
a trip like this is no bargain.
It shouldn't be too tough
for the fellows who live in the
New England area, but remember this,
nobody connected with the show
is getting anything out of it,
nothing at all.
Except what we're offering you,
a chance to give the nicest
Christmas gift he'll ever get
to the nicest guy we'll ever know.
Remember, then,
your objective is Pine Tree, Vermont.
for Operation Waverly.
Hey, listen, men,
when I give you the signal,
I want you to fall in single file
on each side of the stage.
And I want you to fall in at attention
like that day at Montecatini when
Clark came through. You remember?
It was a big day for you. You got a lot
of that stuff hung on you. Remember?
I'm gonna have you face the general.
When I give you the command to march,
I want you to step right out,
just Iike you used to.
- All right, Captain.
- OK, boys.
- Captain, these things have shrunk.
- Your appetite hasn't shrunk.
Who's there?
They're sure gone.
How could you have sent
all my suits to the cleaners?
You've only got two.
Well, I think you'd send
one at a time then, in that case.
- Why can't you wear your uniform?
- Yes!
I won't appear in uniform.
- Please, Gramps.
- Absolutely not.
Very well, I'll explain to Bob and Phil
that you didn't care to
come to the show tonight.
- I'll have you court-martialed.
- Susan. You're not obliged to go.
They haven't done much for you,
hardly anything.
Emma, I'll make my own decisions.
I got along very well in the Army
without you.
It took 15,000 men to take my place.
- Susan.
I hope he comes down.
That'd be awful if he wouldn't.
It's Betty!
- Welcome home, Betty!
- Hello, Emma.
How are you?
- Hi, Susie.
- Hi, Betty.
- Where's Judy?
- She's coming.
- Honey. I'm so glad you came.
- Hello, Judy.
You didn't say anything to Bob, did you?
Hurry up now.
You haven't got much time to get ready.
If I weren't such a mean old biddy,
Grandpa!
You look wonderful.
You didn't expect me to
come down in my bathrobe, did you?
No.
Ten-hut!
We'll follow the old man
Wherever he wants to go
Long as he wants to go
Opposite to the foe
We'll stay with the old man
Wherever he wants to stay
Long as he stays away
From the battle's fray
Because we love him
We love him
Especially when he keeps us on the ball
And we'll tell the kiddies
We answered duty's call
With the grandest son of a soldier
Of them all
Because we love him
We love him
Especially when he keeps us on the ball
And we'll tell the kiddies
We answered duty's call
With the grandest son of a soldier
Of them all
Troops are ready for inspection, sir!
Just routine, sir.
I am not satisfied
with the conduct of this division.
Some of you men
are under the impression
having been a non-CO
entitles you not to wear neckties.
Well, you're wrong.
Neckties will be worn in this area.
And look at the rest of your appearance.
You're a disgrace to the outfit.
You're soft. You're sloppy.
You're unruly. You're undisciplined.
And I never saw anything
look so wonderful in my whole life.
Thank you all.
- Thanks, Phil.
- General.
- I'm grateful, Captain.
- You're welcome.
Ten-hut!
When I was mustered out
That I was through
With all my care and strife
I thought that I was then
The happiest of men
But after months of tough civilian life
Gee, I wish I was back in the Army
The Army wasn't really bad at all
Three meals a day, free
For which you didn't pay
Uniforms for winter, spring and fall
There's a lot to be said for the Army
The life without responsibility
A soldier out of luck
There's always someone higher up
Where you can pass the buck
Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army
Gee, I wish I was back in the Army
The Army was the place to find romance
Soldiers and WACs
The WACs who dressed in slacks
Dancing cheek to cheek
And pants to pants
There's a lot to be said for the Army
A gal was never lost for company
And all you had to do was pick the age
The weight, the size
Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army
Gee, I wish I was back in the Army
The shows we got, civilians couldn't see
How we would yell
For Dietrich and Cornell
Jolson, Hope and Benny all for free
There's a lot to be said for the Army
The best of doctors
Watched you carefully
A dentist and a clerk
For weeks and weeks they'd work
They'd make a thousand-dollarjob
And give it to a jerk
Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army
Three meals a day
For which you didn't pay
A million handsome guys
I thought that I was through
With all my care and strife
Of tough civilian life
Oh, gee
I wish I was back in the Army now
- Buster, lookit here!
- Hey, here it comes.
- This is it.
- Isn't this great?
Come on, Phil.
- Lookit here!
- Isn't this great?
- We may get snowed in here, pal.
- Oh, boy, this is great!
- Snow, snow
- Snow, snow
Snow
Hey! Merry Christmas!
- Merry Christmas!
- Merry Christmas!
Remember, kids, hold those candles up
good and high for me, aren't you?
Keep a nice straight line
when you go out there.
Don't go straggling all over the stage.
- How's your voice, Bobby?
- I'm Bobby.
Pardon me. Well, how's your voice?
You all right?
Give me a nice clear tone.
Let me hear it.
Those were the days.
OK, now, turn around.
We're gonna go on in a minute.
Watch your space. Don't get far apart.
Everybody the same distance. That's it.
Keep the candles up.
Keep them way up high.
OK, Byron.
I'm dreaming
Of a white Christmas
Just like the ones
I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
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