1943年美国征兵剧《This is the Army Mr Jones》片段
二战美国征兵歌曲 《这是军队,琼斯先生》(This is the army, Mr. Jones)
You thought that many, many years ago
You the last of every soldier show,
But here we are, yes, here we are again.
A lot of water's gone across the dam
Since we put make-up on for Uncle Sam
To greet you as our fathers greeted you then.
We were drafted by our president,
And we marched with banners unfurled.
We were drilled and trained to represent
The greatest army in the world.
Yes, the greatest army of actors in the world.
But don't get us wrong, we're not here for long,
Our stay in the theater is brief.
We're here with the show to help get some dough,
Some dough for the Army Relief,
The much needed Army Relief.
But beneath the powder and beneath the paint
There's a soldier brave and true.
If some guy in Congress tells you that he ain't,
Let him do what we had to do
And go through what we went through.
We all have been selected, from city and from farm.
They asked us lots of questions. They jabbed us in the arm.
We stood there at attention, our faces turning red.
The sergeant looked us over, and this is what he said:
This is the army Mr. Jones,
No private rooms or telephone.
You had your breakfast in bed before,
But you won't have it there anymore.
This is the army Mr. Green,
We like the barracks nice and clean.
You had a housemaid to clean your floor,
But she won't help you out anymore.
Do what the buglers command,
They're in the army and not in a band.
美国的《This is the Army Mr Jones》(这是军队,琼斯先生)是二战时期全球最大也是最出名的战时宣传剧(主要是为了提振士气、征兵),由 音乐家Irving Berlin所导演,第二次世界大战期间该剧在美国各大城市流动上演,广收好评,演出所得收入捐献给Army Emergency Relief(陆军急救基金会)
1942年二战期间,美国作曲家、流行音乐词作家,欧文·柏林(IRVING BERLIN)写了音乐剧《这是军队》(This is the army)。《这是军队,琼斯先生》(This is the army, Mr. Jones)是其中曲目之一。封面徽标Seek Strike Destroy是二战美军坦克歼击车及坦克歼击部队标识