Written for the overseas version of “THIS IS THE ARMY” in 1944.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
First appeared printed in a Newspaper.
Copyright ©10 Jun 1944.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics:
VERSE
I met her in America about a month ago;
She asked me if I’d give her love
To a certain G.I. Joe.
She said “When he returns, I’ll be his bride”;
I asked her where he was, and she replied:
CHORUS 1
“Not the first, not the Second,
Not the third, not the Fourth,
But the fifth Army’s where my heart is.
He’s somewhere on a beachhead,
Which must be lots of fun.
I can see him in a bathing suit
Basking in the sun.
From a cute signorina he’s been learning
To talk like a real native of Rome;
She’s a very tasty dish,
But my baby no capish
Till the Fifth Army comes home.”
CHORUS 2:
Not the first, not the Second,
Not the third, not the Fourth,
But the fifth Army’s where my heart is.
We landed in Salerno
And kept right on the go
As we fought our way through Napoli
Into Anzio,
Mile by mile we’ve been soldiering
The hard way, it seems,
On the road leading to Rome;
And without a single doubt
There’ll be things to shout about
When the Fifth Army comes home.