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By guilianouky, 03:52@@@@@He turned to the man next to him, and shouted, "Your tent go down?"
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It made Toglio feel betterHe rubbed his black unshaved chin, and felt intimate suddenly with all the men, liked them immensely with a burst of warmthThey were all good guys, good Americans, he told himselfIt took Americans to stand something like this and laugh about it, he decidedHis hands were cold, and he stuck them in the baggy pockets of his fatigue pants Red and Wilson, who were standing a few feet away, had begun to singRed's voice was deep and gruff, and Toglio laughed as he listened to them
Once I built a railroad, made it run,
Made it race against time
they sang, and jogged up and down to warm their feet
Once I built a railroad, now it's done,
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Toglio found himself roaring with laughterRed was a comic, he told himself, and began to hum with them
Once I built a tower to the sun,
Bricks and, rivet and lime,
Once I built a tower, now it's done,
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Toglio joined in on the last line, and Red beckoned to himThe three of them kept singing as loudly as they could, their arms about each other for warmthThe wind had abated to some degree, and they could hear their voices clearly every now and then, but they sounded distant and a little unreal, like a radio in another room being turned up and down, up and down
Once in khaki suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum Half a million boots went sloggin' thru Hell,
I was the kid with the drum Say, don't you remember, they call me Al?
It was Al all the time Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal?
Buddy, can you spare a dime?
They started laughing as they finished, and Toglio yelled, "What do we sing next? How about 'Show Me The Way to Go Home'?"
"I can't sing," Red shouted"My throat's too dry He pursed his mouth and rolled his eyes, and Toglio laughed into the rainWhat an ugly comical guy Red wasThey were all good guys "Show me the way to go home," Toglio sang, and several other men began to sing with them
I'm tired and I want to go to bed,
I had a little drink about an hour ago,
And it's gone right to my hea


