THE CADUCEUS WE WANT A SAY ■/ 'V We / ^Wi5H You MERRyCHR15TMA5 AND A Happy New Year BULLETIN arcl- which made up the rank and file of that or ganization have nearly all been dis charged but the swing of their march ing chants still cling to the camp, taken out for a hike the melody of one of the songs used by the negroes soon springs into life and soon the column swings along to the measure of the simple lay. From the several bits of harmony introduced by the colored soldiers and always used by them as they marched through the camp and out over the hills the “Work” song is the most popular. There is not a day passes but what the chant about “Woik don't bother me” can be heard along the company streets of Camp Greene. Here are the words for the song, and every Camp Greene soldier will remember them,— WORK Work, work, work. I don’t bother work. Work don’t bother me; I’m just as happy as a bumble bef. I eats when I get hungry, I sleeps most all the time; I don’t give a doggone if the sun don't ever shine. I can go most anywhere, I don’t pay no fare; I can ride a freight train Just anywhere. I don’t bother work, Work don’t bother me; I’m just as happy as a bumble bee. Here Is Our Message. SOME LIFE THEY ALL LEARN When he first came to see her He had a tender heart And when she turned the lights down low They sat this far apart But as their love grew warmer And they learned the joys of a kiss They knocked out all the spaces Andsatreal closelikethis. “The army must be a terrible place,” said Aunt Samanthy, looking up from the evening paper. “What makes you think so, Saman thy?” asked her dutiful spouse. “Why, jest think what it must be where beds is bunk and meals is a mess.”—Washington Star. TYPEWRITER HEADQUARTERS We Rent, Repair and Sell All Makes «I. E. Ci?ay ton & Co- 217 So. Tryon Street Phone 304 i #

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