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Once in khaki suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum
Half a million boots went sloggin' thru Hell,
I was the kid with the drum
Say, don't you remember, they call me Al?
It was Al all the time
Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal?
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

They started laughing as they finished, and Toglio yelled, "What do we sing next? How about 'Show Me The Way to Go Home'?"
"I can't sing," Red shouted"My throat's too dry He pursed his mouth and rolled his eyes, and Toglio laughed into the rainWhat an ugly comical guy Red wasThey were all good guys
"Show me the way to go home," Toglio sang, and several other men began to sing with them

I'm tired and I want to go to bed,
I had a little drink about an hour ago,
And it's gone right to my head

The rain had become hard and steady, and Toglio had a wistful mellow feeling as he chanted the wordsHe was cold, and despite the bodies about him he kept shiveringHe had an image of driving in a car on a winter twilight, approaching a strange town which beckoned to him with its warmth and lights

Wherever I may roam,
On land or sea or foam,
You can always hear me singing this song,
Show me the way to go home

It was almost dark, and in the lee of the truck underneath the coconut trees it was becoming difficult to see the men's facesToglio's mood deepened, became sad and gentleHe remembered how his wife had looked once trimming a Christmas tree, and a tear ran down his heavy fleshy cheeksFor a minute or so he felt completely removed from the war, from the rain, from everything; he knew that in a little while he would be having to consider where and how he would sleep, but for this brief moment he sang resolutely, wriggling his toes, letting all the soft sensuous memories that the songs evoked flow unresisting through his mind
A jeep came wallowing through the mud and came to a halt about thirty feet from themHe saw General Cummings and two other officers dismount, and he nudged Red to stop singingThe General was bareheaded and his uniform was completely wet, but he was smilingToglio looked at him with interest and some reverenceHe had seen the General many times in the bivouac area but this was the first time he had been so close"You men, you men here," the General shouted as he came near them, "how do you feelwet?" Toglio laughed with the ot