What Can You Do Wth The General Lyrics
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