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Choc'late Soldier from the USA - Walt's Daughter - 11-04-2013 Received a very nice letter and a generous donation to our WWII jukebox this morning. The gentlemen stated:
So got to looking around and found the lyrics:
Chocolate drop, always fast asleep Dozin in his cosy bed Chocolate drop has got no time for sleep He's riding in a jeep instead
They used to call in lazy bones in Harlem Lazy good for nothing all the day But now they're mighty proud of him in Harlem Chocolate soldier from the USA.
They used to call him just a chocolate dreamer Until the day he heard the bugle play They made a coloured Doughboy out of dreamer Chocolate soldier from the USA.
Never in the school room Always in the pool room For a nickel or a dime he'd croon His idea of heaven Was seven come eleven And dancing every evening neath the yellow Harlem moon
He used to get a scolding from his mammy But now you'll hear his mammy proudly say He's somewhere over there for Uncle Sammy Chocolate Soldier from the USA.
I did locate the MP3 on the UK version of Amazon and have asked Colin if he would download it for me, for I can't purchase it directly with my US account. Can't wait to get a copy and share it with Nav. Of course will add it to our jukebox too. Oh the song is done by Lou Preager and His Orchestra.
I actually found a copy on some other sites, but you have to join, and I do not feel comfortable doing so anymore, due to "cookies" they place on your computer and the privacy issue, etc. I'd rather stick with Amazon. Choc'late Soldier from the USA - Walt's Daughter - 11-04-2013 Thank you Colin! He downloaded a copy of the tune for me, from the Amazon UK site. The song has now been added to the WWII jukebox. GREAT! :pdt12: |