Army Bean Songtext
von 97th Regimental String Band

There′s a spot that the soldiers all love
The cook-tents the place that we mean
And the dish we love best to find there
Is the old-fashioned, white Army Bean

'Tis the bean (′tis the bean)
That we mean (that we mean)
And we'll eat as we ne'er ate before
The Army Bean (Army Bean)
Nice and clean (nice and clean)
We will stick to our beans evermore

Now the bean in its primitive state
Is a plant we have all often met
But when cooked in the old army style
It has charms we can never forget


′Tis the bean (′tis the bean)
That we mean (that we mean)
And we'll eat as we ne′er ate before
The Army Bean (Army Bean)
Nice and clean (nice and clean)
We will stick to our beans evermore

Now the German is fond of sauerkraut (acht liebe!)
And the potato is loved by the Mick (es a mikara)
But the soldiers have long since found out
That through life to our beans we must stick (an' they′ll stick to us)

'Tis the bean (′tis the bean)
That we mean (that we mean)
And we'll eat as we ne'er ate before
The Army Bean (Army Bean)
Nice and clean (nice and clean)
We will stick to our beans evermore

The Army Bean (Army Bean)
Nice and clean (nice and clean)
We will stick to our beans
Evermore (evermore)