I've turned over a new leaf, going green
It's green or it's bust, nothing in between --
Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
Ulysses Grant and Franklin --
But not Washington ~ that dollar has-been
He could fight and win battles, could this General Ulysses Grant!
Other of Lincoln's generals were continually sayin', "I can't!"
Though 'twas well-known that General Grant relished his schnapps,
Even soused he could concoct solid battle plans by studyin' his maps.
Becomin' frustrated with his other generals and their lack of action,
Abe suggested to an aide that if it would help them get some traction,
He'd like to know what Ulysses drank and where he got the stuff,
So he could send a barrel to every general to get him off his duff!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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'Twas well-known that Gen'ral Grant liked his rum
But he knew how to make an army hum
Lincoln said that if he knew
Where Ulysses got his brew
For his slothful gen'rals he'd order some!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2014 All Rights Reserved
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