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G.I Jive
Lyrics:
This is the G.I. Jive
Man alive
It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over
your bed when you arrive
Jack, that's the G.I. Jive
Roodley-toot
Jump in your suit
Make a salute
Boot!
After you wash and dress
More or less
You go get your breakfast in a beautiful little cafe
they call "The Mess"
Jack, when you convalesce
Outta your seat
Into the street
Make with the feet
Reet!
If you're a P-V-T, your duty
Is to salute to the L-I-E-U-T
But if you brush the L-I-E-U-T
The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T
This is the G.I. Jive
Man alive
They give you a private tank that features a
little device called "fluid drive"
Jack, if you still survive
Chuck all your junk
Back in the trunk
Fall on your bunk
Clunk!
Soon you're countin' jeeps
But before you count to five
Seems you're right back diggin' that G.I. Jive
This song presents the war as good, so I would say that it is pro-war. It is very positive and uses language that makes the listener excited about war and encourages them to join the conflict. The repetitive rhyming such as "junk, trunk, bunk, clunk" and "seat, street, feet, reet" adds a commanding tone to the song and makes it seem simple and straightforward why joining the army is the right choice and adds a sort of exuberance to the song that makes war seem more fun and exciting. This song is in support of the foreign policy at the time. It agrees with the US's choice to send troops overseas and talks about their involvement in the war as a beneficial, or good thing, and doesn't focus on the weak points of the foreign policy. This song answers the driving question, "How can war affect society?" It answers it by showing that war can create a sense of duty for civilians and makes them want to answer the "call of duty" by enlisting and supporting their country. I agree with the message of this song, I think that it was the right thing for Americans to join the war overseas and help prevent Hitler and the other dictators gain more power. If they hadn't despotic and corrupt governments might control all of Europe and Asia today.