Jody Call - August 1965 Poem by Darwin Henry Beuning
Jody Call - August 1965
Army Basic Training,
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Other names known as,
- Little Korea
- Fort Lost in the Woods
- Fort Misery
As our platoon marched here and there,
Singing Jody Calls became part of daily life.
Verses of one that I remember:
Around the block she pushed the baby carriage,
She pushed it in the springtime and in the month of May.
And when I asked her, why the hell she pushed it.
She pushed it for her trainee who was far, far away.
Chorus: Far away, far away, she pushed it for her trainee,
Who was far, far away.
Behind the door her daddy kept a shotgun,
He kept it in the springtime and in the month of May,
And when I asked him, why the hell he kept it.
He kept it for her trainee who was far, far away.
Chorus: Far away, far away, he kept it for her trainee,
Who was far, far away.
Behind the door her daddy kept a shotgun, He kept it in the springtime and in the month of May, And when I asked him, why the he kept it. He kept it for her trainee who was far, far away. for the men in the military. a wonderful poem. tony
This poem deserves full 10 point in rating and I give full 10 point to this. An excellent poem is shared here.
Around the block she pushed the baby carriage, She pushed it in the springtime and in the month of May....This poem is excellently penned and beautifully expressed about military memories. Thank you very much for sharing this lovely work.
Go to Wikipedia and type in - Military Cadence - for more information of Jody Calls.. Enjoy! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Very good, Hank! Thanks for sharing this! I'll bet there are lots of other verses. You could add more poems by putting two verses like this in each poem and having Jody Call 2, Jody Call 3, etc. I don't often vote points, but I gave you a ten on this. Now give us some more verses!