I just got my army call   And I run down to the army hall.   Sally come a-runnin' like a cannonball   And I told her not to grieve after me.      It's-a when I'm gone, Sally, don't you grieve   It's-a when I'm gone, Sally, don't you grieve   It's-a when I'm gone, Sally, don't you grieve   And I told her not to grieve after me.      I'm a-gonna cross that ocean wide   Army rifle by my side   When Hitler's beat you can be my bride   But I told her not to grieve after me.      I'm a-gonna jump in a flyin' machine   A-loaded full of this-a TNT   Stop old Hitler what I mean   And I told her not to grieve after me.      A souvenir I'll send to you   Send Hirohito and Hitler, too   That's about all one feller can do   But I told her not to grieve after me.      Sally, get a job and save your pay   Work your best for the U.S.A.   Write me a letter 'bout ever' day   And I told her not to grieve after me.      If a blackout comes to the old home town   Sally, won't you pull your curtains down   If a shade goes up and a ship goes down   I told her not to grieve after me.