Old soldiers never die…
Old photographs never die, they just fade away
Old clocks never die; they just call time out
Old wristwatches never die, they just wind up
Old watches never die; they just while away their time
Old (k)nights never die; they just call it a day
Old computers never die; they just log off
Old sodas never die; they just pop off
Old fountain pens never die; they just run out of ink
Old gamblers never die; they just run out of luck
Old inks never die; they just fade out
Old shopkeepers never die; they just shut shop
Old paratroopers never die; they just drop off
Old cowboys never die; they just ride away into the sunset
Old batteries never die, they just drain out
Old electric lights never die, they just blow out their fuses
Old honey bees never die, they just buzz off
Old actors never die, they just pack up
Old Shakespeareans never die, they just exeunt
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Old Soldiers Never Die
Note: This song achieved instant recognition when Douglas MacArthur quoted it in his farewell speech.
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Old photographs never die, they just fade away
Old clocks never die; they just call time out
Old wristwatches never die, they just wind up
Old watches never die; they just while away their time
Old (k)nights never die; they just call it a day
Old computers never die; they just log off
Old sodas never die; they just pop off
Old fountain pens never die; they just run out of ink
Old gamblers never die; they just run out of luck
Old inks never die; they just fade out
Old shopkeepers never die; they just shut shop
Old paratroopers never die; they just drop off
Old cowboys never die; they just ride away into the sunset
Old batteries never die, they just drain out
Old electric lights never die, they just blow out their fuses
Old honey bees never die, they just buzz off
Old actors never die, they just pack up
Old Shakespeareans never die, they just exeunt
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Old Soldiers Never Die
“Old
Soldiers Never Die” sung by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra (1951)
Old soldiers never die
They just fade away.
They just fade away.
There is an old mess hall, not far away
Where we get pork and beans, three times a day.
Ham and eggs we never see, even when we're on KP
And we are gradually fading away.
Where we get pork and beans, three times a day.
Ham and eggs we never see, even when we're on KP
And we are gradually fading away.
Chorus: Old soldiers never die,
Never die, never die,
Old soldiers never die
They just fade away.
Never die, never die,
Old soldiers never die
They just fade away.
Privates
they love their beer, three times a day.
Corporals, they love their stripes, and that ain't hay
Sergeants put you through the mill.
Corporals, they love their stripes, and that ain't hay
Sergeants put you through the mill.
They
just drill and drill and drill,
And they
will drill until they fade away.
Chorus
Young soldiers shine their shoes three time a day
Young soldiers go on leave; they know the way
Young soldiers say goodbye, kiss the girls and make them cry
Then the girls all wonder why they fade away
Young soldiers go on leave; they know the way
Young soldiers say goodbye, kiss the girls and make them cry
Then the girls all wonder why they fade away
Chorus
Washington, Grant and Lee were all tried and true
Eisenhower, Bradley and MacArthur too
They will live forever more, till the world is done with war
Then they'll close that final door, fading away
Eisenhower, Bradley and MacArthur too
They will live forever more, till the world is done with war
Then they'll close that final door, fading away
Chorus
Note: This song achieved instant recognition when Douglas MacArthur quoted it in his farewell speech.
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