When I was mustered out   I thought without a doubt   That I was through with all my care and strife   I thought that I was then   The happiest of men   But after months of tough civilian life      Gee, I wish I was back in the Army   The Army wasn't really bad at all      Three meals a day   For which you didn't pay   Uniforms for winter, spring and fall      There's a lot to be said for the Army   The life without responsibility      A soldier out of luck   Was really never stuck   There's always someone higher up where you can pass the buck   Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army      [2nd chorus for female:]   Gee, I wish I was back in the Army   The Army was the place to find romance      Soldiers and WACS   The WACS who dressed in slacks   Dancing cheek to cheek and backs to backs      There's a lot to be said for the Army   A gal was never lost for company      A million handsome guys   With longing in their eyes   And all you had to do was pick the age, the weight, the size   Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army      Gee, I wish I was back in the Army   The shows we got civilians couldn't see      How we would yell for Dietrich and Cornell   Jolson, Hope and Benny all for free      There's a lot to be said for the Army   The best of doctors watched you carefully      A dentist and a clerk   For weeks and weeks they'd work   They'd make a thousand dollar job and give it to a jerk   Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army      Three meals a day    For which you didn't pay   A million handsome guys    With longing in their eyes   I thought that I was through with all my care and strife   But after months and months of tough civilian life   Oh, gee   I wish I was back in the Army now