We are Fred Karno’s Army,
What bloody use are we?
We cannot fight, we cannot shoot,
So we joined the infantry.
But when we get to Berlin,
The Kaiser he will say,
“Hoch! Hoch! Mein Gott,
What a jolly fine lot
Are the ragtime infantry!”
We are Fred Karno’s Army,
A Jolly lot are we,
Fred Karno is our Captain,
Charlie Chaplin our O.C.
But when we get to Berlin,
The Kaiser he will say,
“Hoch! Hoch! Mein Gott,
What a jolly fine lot
Are the boys of company C!”
We are Fred Karno’s Army,
What bloody use are we?
We cannot fight, we cannot shoot,
So we joined the infantry.
But when we get to Berlin,
The Kaiser he will say,
Hoch! Hoch! Mein Gott,
What a jolly fine lot
Are the ragtime infantry!”