As I was walking round the town
I saw a sign one day
A thousand men by Uncle Sam
are needed right away
To take a trip around the world
in Uncle Sammy's fleet
I signed my name a dozen times
upon a great big sheet
Well, I was stung right,
stung right, s -t -u -n -g
Stung right, stung right,
easy mark, that's me
When my term is over and again
I'm free
There'll be no more trips
around the world for me
The man, he said, old Sammy's fleet,
it is no place for slaves
For everything you have to do
is stand and watch the waves
But in the morning by the clock
they woke me from my snooze
To swab the decks in polished brass
and shine the captain's shoes
Well, I was stung right,
stung right, S -T -U -N -G
Stung right, stung right,
easy mark, that's me
When my term is over and again
I'm free
There'll be no more trips
around the world for me
There was a time when Uncle Sammy
had a war with Spain
And many of the boys in blue
were in the battle slain
Not all killed by bullets,
though, no, not by any means
The greatest parts were killed by far
By ar mors, pork, and beans
Well, I was
Stung right, stung right, S -T -U -N -G
Stung right, stung right,
easy mark, that's me
When my time is over and again
I'm free
There'll be no more trips
around the world for me