Arms for the Love of America
Irving Berlin
On land and on the sea and in the air
We've gotta be there, we've gotta be there
America is sounding her alarm
We've gotta have arms, we've gotta have arms
Arms for the love of America!
They speak in a foreign land, with weapons in every hand
Whatever they try, we've gotta reply
In language that they understand
Arms for the love of America!
And for the love of every mother's son
Who's depending on the work that must be done
By the man behind the man behind the gun
They're in the camps and in the training schools
Now give'm the tools, they've gotta have tools
We called them from the factories and the farms
Now give'm the arms, they've gotta have arms
We've gotta get in the race and work at a lively pace
They say over here, we've nothing to fear
But let's get ready just in case
Arms for the love of America!
Oh the fight for freedom can be lost or won
by the man behind the man behind the gun
We've gotta be there, we've gotta be there
America is sounding her alarm
We've gotta have arms, we've gotta have arms
Arms for the love of America!
They speak in a foreign land, with weapons in every hand
Whatever they try, we've gotta reply
In language that they understand
Arms for the love of America!
And for the love of every mother's son
Who's depending on the work that must be done
By the man behind the man behind the gun
They're in the camps and in the training schools
Now give'm the tools, they've gotta have tools
We called them from the factories and the farms
Now give'm the arms, they've gotta have arms
We've gotta get in the race and work at a lively pace
They say over here, we've nothing to fear
But let's get ready just in case
Arms for the love of America!
Oh the fight for freedom can be lost or won
by the man behind the man behind the gun
2 comments:
America does have a home front. The sad thing is that we're so busy tearing apart our governments desicions about the war that the armed services don't have the attention from us that they should. We need to all try harder to do what we can. I like your song....
Katie,
That's a fantastic song. I've never heard of it before, but I'm going to look for it on Rhapsody. That is my favorite music/fashion era. And I agree with Rebecca that we DO have a home front - and we need to remember that WE are the man behind the man behind the gun. (That line brings little tears to my eyes!).
Love, Shannon (yes, THAT Shannon!)
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