Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — THE CHILL AT REVEILLE [ARTICLE]

THE CHILL AT REVEILLE

Oh! the days are getting breezy, And the nights are getting keen, And the trees are turning colors Down below the evergreen; And the boys are drilling smarter, And they’re feeling bright and gay. But you ought to see us shiver In the chill at Reveille. Oh! this Mississippi autumn Is a grand and glorious time. For the drudging, drilling soldiers. And we’re feeling at our prime. When the sun is near its zenith On a blue-skied, pep-full day, But you ought to see us shiver In the chijl at Reveille. And we’re thinking of the home folks With their drizzle, and their sleet. Sitting round a flaming gas-store Cloaked with wraps from head to feet; And we’ll tell them of the beauty And the freshness here, but SayLet’s not tell, Oh! how we shiver In the chill at Reveille. —Author Unknown.