What Can You Do Wth The General

What Can You Do Wth The General - Joseph J. Lilley

When the war was over

There were jobs galore

For the GI Josephs who were in the war

But for generals things were not so grand

And it's not so hard to understand

What can you do with a general

When he stops being a general

Oh what can you do

With a general who retires

Who's got a job for a general

When he stops being a general

They all get a job

But a general no one hires

Nobody thinks of assigning him

When they stop wining and dining him

It seems this country never has enjoyed

So many one and two

And three and four star generals

Unemployed

They fill his chest with medals

While he's across the foam

And they spread the crimson carpet

When he comes marching home

The next day someone hollers

When he comes into view

Here comes the general

And they all say General who

They're delighted that he came

But they can't recall his name

That's why this country never has enjoyed

So many one and two

And three and four star generals

Unemployed