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He's 1-A in the Army and He's A-1 in My Heart

Performed by Betty Bonney & Les Brown

Recorded October 15, 1941

Written by Redd Evans

From coast to coast in this great nation

Each man has got a classification.

I've got a guy who's really something

This man of mine, he ain't missin' nothin'.

No wonder I'm happy to say:

Chorus

He's 1-A in the army and he's A-1 in my heart,

He's gone to help the country that helped him to get a start.

I love him so because I know he wants to do his part,

For he's 1-A in the army and he's A-1 in my heart.

And just in case you're quizzical,

I'm gonna tell you now,

He passed the toughest physical--

He passed it, folks, and how!

For I know why he rates so high on Uncle Sammy's chart,

'Cause he's 1-A in the army and he's A-1 in my heart.

From coast to coast in this great nation,

Each man has got a classification.

Now I've got a guy who never liked to fight,

But for Uncle Sam he'll fight all right.

Won't hear songs like that coming out of the entertainment community now a days! Maybe Miley Ray Cyrus can do a cover of this in her underwear. Nah, on second thought, I'll stick with the Liberty Belles.

Here they are in Okinawa this year when my wife saw them (I was deployed in Australia at the time)

Les Brown and his band of renown ! How that rings a bell Mariom......

Colin.

I just added about 15 new tunes to the jukebox, in addition to that one. Always a FUN job!!!