[1st verse:] I can picture the boys "over there" Making plenty of noise "over there" And if I'm not wrong It won't be long Ere a certain song will fill the air It's all very clear The time's drawing near When they'll be marching down to the pier, singing: [Refrain:] Goodbye France We'd love to linger longer but we must go home Folks are waiting to welcome us across the foam We were glad to stand side by side with you Mighty proud to have died with you So goodbye France You'll never be forgotten by the U.S.A. [2nd verse:] They are waiting for one happy day When the word comes to start on their way With a tear-dimmed eye They'll say goodbye But their hearts will cry, Hip-hip hooray The friends that they made Will wish that they stayed As they start on their homeward parade, singing:
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