"Good Morning Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip" (1918) - Eugene Buckley & Peerless Quartette

GOOD MORNING MR. ZIP-ZIP-ZIP - Camp Song with Orchestra Accompaniment
(Lloyd)
Sung by Eugene Buckley and Peerless Quartette
Columbia A2530 (77706), 1918.

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This rousing World War I song is sung by prolific song-writer and recording artist, Arthur Fields (here under the pseudonym Eugene Buckley). Henry Burr was a member of the Peerless Quartette and his distinctive voice is easy to recognize in this recording.

Special thanks to Betty for this record!

We come from every quarter,
From the North, South, East and West,
To clear the way to freedom
For the land we love the best.
We've left our occupations
And home, so far and dear,
But when the going's rather rough,
We raise this song in cheer:

Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip,
With your hair cut just as short as mine!
Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip,
You're surely looking fine!
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
If the Camels don't get you,
The Fatimas must!
Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip,
With your hair cut just as short as—
your hair cut just as short as—
your hair cut just as short as mine!

You see them on the highway,
You meet them down the pike,
In olive drab and khaki
Are soldiers on the hike.
And as the column passes,
The word goes down the line:
Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip,
You're surely looking fine!