CORP’RAL’S CHEVRONS
Oh, the General with his shiny stars, leadin’ a parade,
The Colonel and the Adjutant a-sportin’ of their braid,
The Major and the Skipper—none of ’em look so fine
As a newly minted corp’ral comin’ down the line!
Oh, the Bishop in his mitre, pacin’ up the aisle,
The Governor, frock-coated, with a votes-for-women smile,
The Congressman, the Mayor, aren’t in it, I opine,
With a newly minted corp’ral comin’ down the line!