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They Were All Out of Step but Jim

Irving Berlin
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Irving Berlin


Jimmy's mother went to see her son – marching along on parade
In his uniform and with his gun – What a lovely picture he made
She came home that ev'ning, - filled up with delight
And to all the neighbors, - she would yell with all her might

Did you see my little Jimmy marching
With the soldiers up the avenue?
There was Jimmy just as stiff as starch
Like his Daddy on the seventeenth of March
Did you notice all the lovely ladies
Casting their eyes on him?
It made me glad
To gaze at the lad
Lord help the Kaiser if he's like his Dad
Were you there, –Yes !–, and tell me, did you notice? – What? –
They were all out of step but Jim

That night little Jimmy's father stood – buying the drinks for the crowd
You could tell that he was feeling good – He was talking terribly loud
Twenty times he treated – My! But he was dry –
When his glass was empty he would treat again and cry..

Did you see my little Jimmy marching
With the soldiers up the avenue?
There was Jimmy just as stiff as starch
Like his Daddy on the seventeenth of March
Did you notice all the lovely ladies
Casting their eyes on him?
Away he went
To live in a tent
Over in France with his regiment
Were you there, and tell me, did you notice?
They were all out of step but Jim



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