But after a while as we stood there in file,
An’ the people wuz only a blur,
Things sort o’ calmed down, an’ we jus’ watched the town
Till we couldn’t see nothin’ o’ her.
Say, then we felt blue, an’ you couldn’t tell who
Felt the worst, fer we all darn near cried;
’Twas jus’ like when night is a-comin’ in sight,
An’ you’ve been where somebody’s died.
First thing we knew came a roar, an’ it grew
Till I’ll bet that the Kaiser could hear;