Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1918 — “We’ll All Go Broke If We Have To—But There’s No One Busted Yet." [ARTICLE]

“We’ll All Go Broke If We Have To—But There’s No One Busted Yet."

By WILLIAM HERSCHELL.

When I hear some folks -complainin' ’Bout the burdens they must bear Just to keep our soldiers fightin’ In the trenches “over there,” Then I want to show a picture, One I saw' th’ other day. Of a little Belgian youn'un An' her granny,' old an’ gray. In each face was tears and terror, Born of Teuton greed and lust, An' I pledged my all to Freedom, If to give my all I must. Therj. a new song woke within me, A refrain I can't forget; “We'll all go broke if we has t’— But there’s no one busted yet!” None of us is facin' hunger. None need fear to seek his bed Lest a demon in a Gotha Hurl a bomb from overhead. Here we go along a-singin’ Only now and then we sigh, An’ we never see a soldier ’Cept our own a-marchlng by. Folks, we’d ought to be so grateful To each fightin’ Yankee boy That th' sacrifice of givin’ Should be measured as a joy. So let's do our part —full-hearted— Smile and say without regret: “We’ll all go broke if we haf-I’ Zut there’s no one busted yet!”