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PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES IN YOUR OLD KIT BAG
AND SMILE, SMILE, SMILE
1915
Words by George Asaf      Music by Felix Powell


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8-Bar Intro

Verse 1

PRI-VATE PERKS IS A FUN-NY LIT-TLE COD-GER
WITH A SMILE, A FUN-NY SMILE.
FIVE FEET NONE HE'S AN ART-FUL LIT-TLE DOD-GER,
WITH A SMILE, A FUN-NY SMILE.
FLUSH OR BROKE HE'LL HAVE HIS LIT-TLE JOKE,
HE CAN'T BE SUP-PRESSE'D,
ALL THE OTH-ER FEL-LOWS HAVE TO GRIN,
WHEN HE GETS THIS OFF HIS CHEST, HI!

Verse 2

PRI-VATE PERKS WENT A-MARCH-ING IN-TO FLAN-DERS,
WITH A SMILE, HIS FUN-NY SMILE.
HE WAS LOV'D BY THE PRI-VATES AND COM-MAN-DERS
FOR HIS SMILE, HIS FUN-NY SMILE,
WHEN A THRONG OF BOSCH-ES CAME A-LONG,
WITH A MIGHT-Y SWING,
PERKS YELL'D OUT,"THIS LIT-TLE BUNCH IS MINE!
KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN, BOYS AND SING, HI!

Verse 3

PRI-VATE PERKS HE CAME BACK FROM BOSCH-E SHOOT-ING,
WITH HIS SMILE, HIS FUN-NY SMILE,
ROUND HISHOME HE THEN SET A-BOUT RE-CRUIT-ING,
WITH HIS SMILE, HIS FUN-NY SMILE.
HE TOLD ALL HIS PAKS, THE SHORT, THE TALL,
WHAT A TIME HE'D HAD,
AND AS EACH EN-LIST-ED LIKE A MAN,
PRI-VATE PERKS SAID "NOW MY LAD," HI!

Chorus

PACK UP YOUR TROU-BLES IN YOUR OLD KIT BAG,
AND SMILE, SMILE, SMILE,
WHILE YOU'VE A LU-CI-FER TO LIGHT YOUR FAG,
SMILE, BOYS THAT'S THE STYLE.
WHAT'S THE USE OF WOR-RY-ING?
IT NEV-ER WAS WORTH WHILE,
SO, PACK UP YOUR TROU-BLES IN YOUR OLD KIT BAG,
AND SMILE, SMILE, SMILE.
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