THE LADIES’ MAN

By Everard Jack Appleton

Billy is a ladies’ man; Billy dances fine

( Always was a bear-cat at the game );

Billy pulls the social stuff all along the line —

But he knows this business, just the same.

He can march; he can drill

As hard as any rook;

And he knows his manual

Without his little book.

Maybe he was soft at first — ev'rybody' s that;

Golfing was his hardest labor then;

Now he's in the Service ( where you do n't grow fat ),

Digging, drilling, like us other men.

He can eat, he can sleep

Like any healthy brute —

And the Captain says that Billy-boy

Is learning how to shoot!

When he joined the Training Camp, Billy says, “No doubt,

I will draw some clerical position;”

But he's shown he can command; so — the news is out —

He will get a regular commission!

He can talk; he can dance

( He is still the ladies’ pet )

But the way he barks his orders out

Gets action, you c'n bet!