Tonart: C minor•
Verse 1
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It was back
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in nineteen forty-two,
I I was a member of a good platoon.
in-a Louisiana,
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Louisiana,
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One night by the light of the moon.
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The captain told us to ford a river,
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That's how it all begun.
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We were -- knee deep
in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
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Verse 2
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The Sergeant said, "Sir, are you sure,
This is the best way back to
the base?"
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"Sergeant, go on! I forded this river
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'Bout a mile above this place.
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It'll be a little soggy but
just keep slogging.
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We'll soon be on dry ground."
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We were, waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
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Verse 3
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The Sergeant said, "Sir,
with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant,
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don't be a Nervous Nellie,"
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The Captain said to him.
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"All we need is a little
determination;
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Men, follow me, I'll lead on."
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We were, neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to
push on.
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Verse 4
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All at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
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the captain's helmet
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Was all that floated by.
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The Sergeant said, "Turn around men!
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I'm in charge from now on."
And we just made it out of
With the captain dead and gone.
Verse 5
and found his body
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Stuck in the old quicksand.
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I guess he didn't know that
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the wa ter was deeper
Than the place he'd once
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Another stream had joined
the Big Muddy
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'Bout a half mile from where we'd gone.
We were lucky to escape from
When the big fool said to push on.
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Verse 6
Well, I'm not going to point any moral,
I'll leave that for yourself
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Maybe you're still walking,
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you're still talking
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You'd like to keep your health.
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But every time I read the papers
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That old feeling comes on;
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We're, waist deep in the Big Muddy
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And the big fool says to push on.
Verse 7
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Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
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Waist deep in the Big Muddy
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And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep! Neck deep! Soon even a
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Tall man'll be over his head, we're
Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!
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