Traditional version
Five o'clock in the morning
And I gaced up on the wall
Bedbugs and the roaches
Were having a game of ball
Score was six to nothing
And the bedbugs were ahead
The roaches hit a homer
And knocked me outta bed
I don't want no more of this army life
Gee, Mom, I wanna go home
No, I don't want to more of this army life
Gee, Mom, I wanna go...
Oh boy, do I wanna go...
Gee, Mom, I wanna go home
I DON'T WANT NO MORE OF THIS ARMY LIFE is a humorous traditional song about a baseball game between the bedbugs and the roaches. The song is a mocking description of army life and was popular during World War II; it was sung by Bugs Bunny in a Warner Brothers cartoon film at the time. The above lyrics are for the version of I DON'T WANT NO MORE OF THIS ARMY LIFE that was popular during the war years.
Bruce Springsteen performed I DON'T WANT NO MORE OF THIS ARMY LIFE live once, on 28 Oct 1995 in Mountain View, CA. See his live 28 Oct 1995 version for more details.
Thanks Hugues Barrière.
List of available versions of I DON'T WANT NO MORE OF THIS ARMY LIFE on this website:
I DON'T WANT NO MORE OF THIS ARMY LIFE [Live 28 Oct 1995 version]