From the last fox-holes of Bataan To the desert’s bloody sand, From jungles of New Guinea To the barren Arctic shore, Eve’ry-one in the service knows That where’er the Army goes, The Medics will be with them through the war. For our field ambulances sturdy jeeps Bring back our wounded fighting men To where aid stations stand and surgeon’s hand Will let our warriors fight again. To many wounded men’s surprise When they open first their eyes, They’ll think they’ve passed thro’ heaven’s gates To reach the golden shore. Sometimes perhaps they may be right, If there’s first to greet their sight, A G-I angel from the Nursing Corps. Working with hypo needles fine And their swabs of iodine, The Army Medics carry on Through bombs and shot and shell. And tired litter squads will find Wounded soldiers left behind, And bring them from the very gates of hell. While the artillery and infantry Will blast the foe with arms they bear, Those in the Medic Corps will die before They fail the red cross flying there. From the last foxholes of Bataan To the desert’s bloody sand, From jungles of New Guinea To the barren Arctic shore, Ev’ryone in the service knows That wher’er the Army goes, The Medics will be with them through the war. |