Lynn Ahrens - The Military lyrics

[General Schmitz] I'm General Genghis Kahn Schmitz I scare children out of their wits But you'll see at a glance, sir My school is the answer For shirkers and dreamers and twits And in this case, I'd say the shoe fits Ten hut, feet together, chin up Eyes on the prize, forward march The Military Academy Is the place where he should be sent We'll drill the silliness from his head I'm sure we'll make a dent We'll teach him fighting And left and righting Until he's muscled and tan A-hut-two-three, he's pathetic A-hut-two-three, unathletic A-hut-two-three, but I'm betting we can The military that's what makes a boy a man [Ensemble] Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz [General Schmitz] The military's extraordinarily Good for somebody meek He'll bunk with bullies who beat him up [Ensemble] At least three times a week [General Schmitz, Ensebmle] He'll sweat and shiver and eat raw liver It's all a part of the plan A-hut-two-three, when they suffer A-hut-two-three, boys get tougher A-hut-two-three, and it's time he began The military That's what makes a boy (That's what makes a boy) A man [Ensemble] Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz Schmitz, Schmitz [General Schmitz] Our boys believe In the right of every Who To eat their bread bu*ter side up [Ensemble] bu*ter side up [General Schmitz] One thing we trust On this fragile speck of dust Is eating bread bu*ter side up [Jojo] bu*ter side up? [General Schmitz, Ensemble, both] And as for those who like their bu*ter down Down, down, down We'll nucleate 'em, we'll spifflicate 'em We'll go to war and run them out of town A-hut-two-three, we enlist 'em A-hut-two-three, in our system And boys soon see Nothing's easier than The military That's what makes a boy That's what makes a boy That's what makes a boy That's what makes a boy a man [Ensemble] Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz, Schmitz Schmitz, Schmitz [General Schmitz, Ensemble, both] I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them, Sam-I-am I do not like them, Sam-I-am Sound off Eggs and ham Sound off Sam-I-am I do not like green eggs and ham