You're in the Army Now (song)
"You're in the Army Now" also known as "We're in the Army Now"[1] is an American song written in 1917 by Isham Jones.[2] Lyrics were written by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen.[3]
| "You're in the Army Now" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Written | 1917 |
| Composer(s) | Isham Jones |
| Lyricist(s) | |
In popular culture
The piece of music has appeared in several movies and cartoons about the US Army from The Big Parade to The Dirty Dozen to The Draft Horse to Rio Grande with the lyrics providing titles for two 1941 army comedies You're in the Army Now and You'll Never Get Rich. The original title of the television series The Phil Silvers Show was You'll Never Get Rich.
Lyrics
There are at least two versions of the lyrics with "You'll never get rich, you son of a bitch" often replaced with "You'll never get rich by digging a ditch".
References
- "IN Harmony: Sheet Music from Indiana".
- Smith, Kathleen E. R., God Bless America: Tin Pan Alley Goes to War, University Press of Kentucky, 2003, p.99.
- Herder, Ronald, 500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics, Dover Publications, 1998, p. 400.
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