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"Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home" (also known as "I Don't Want No More of Army Life") is a traditional, humorous song satirizing life in the Armed Forces. Each verse has two lines relating what recruits are told, followed by an exaggerated description of the fact. For example: :The biscuits in the Army :They say are mighty fine, :One rolled off the table :And killed a pal of mine. The original song was sung by Canadian soldiers during WWII. With original chorus :"Oh, I don't want no more of army life :Gee ma, I wanna go :back to Ontario :Gee ma, I wanna go ho_o_ome!" The song occurs in several variations, the lyrics being adapted for the different branches of the Armed Forces, and it has been transformed into a camp song as well.〔(''American Children's Folklore'' by Simon J. Bronner, p. 110 )〕 ==Appearances in popular culture== *The song appeared in the 1943 play ''Winged Victory'' by Moss Hart.〔(''Winged Victory'' by Moss Hart p. 22 )〕 *Folk singer Lead Belly performed the song (as "Gee, But I Want to Go Home" or "Army Life" 〔(Discogs - ''Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Vol.4'' vinyl-10"-LP 1953, Folkways (FA 2034) US; recorded January 1941-1946 )〕 ) on several 1940s recordings. *The song was released as a single, titled "I Don't Want No More of Army Life", in 1950 by Texas Jim Robertson 〔(''Billboard'' Nov. 4, 1950, p. 27 )〕 *The song was performed in the 1977 ''M *A *S *H'' episode "Movie Tonight", with lyrics adapted to the characters and situations in the show.〔(M *A *S *H FAQ )〕 *Manny Singer (Ray Liotta) sings a verse to his despondent daughter shortly after the death of her mother at the beginning of the 1994 film ''Corrina, Corrina''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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