From the overseas production of “This is the Army”, 1943
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I just read a letter from across the foam
Written by a doughboy to his folks back home
He told them of the army life he led
And speaking of the British boys, he said
Chorus
My British buddy, We’re as diff’rent as can be
He thinks he’s winning the war and I think it’s me
But we’re in there “pitching”
And on one thing we agree
When the job is done and the war is won
We’ll be clasping hands across the sea
Chorus
My British buddy, We’re as diff’rent as can be
I like my coffee and rolls and he likes his tea
But we’re in there “pitching”
Till we get to Germany
When we’ve licked the Hun
And the Japs are done
We’ll be clasping hands across the sea
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: