Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home

"Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home" is a traditional, humorous song satirizing life in the U.S. military. Each verse has two lines relating what recruits are told, followed by an exaggerated description of the actual fact. For example:

The biscuits in the Army

They say are mighty fine,

One rolled off the table

And killed a pal of mine.

The song occurs in several variations, the lyrics being adapted for the different branches of the Armed Forces, and it has been transformed into a camp song as well.^[1]

Appearances in popular culture

• The song appeared in the play Winged Victory by Moss Hart.^[2]

• The song was released as a single, titled "I Don't Want No More of Army Life", in 1950 by Texas Jim Robertson^[3]

• The song was sung in the Episode "Movie Tonight" of the TV series M*A*S*H, with lyrics adapted to the characters and situations in the show.^[4]

References

• Straight and Level: Growing Up in the 40s by Jack C. Botts

External Links

• M*A*S*H Version