Kaiser Bill, you dirty guy We're glad you're not our ally And if you wanna know what we think There are nicer enemies than U-boat, U-boat Why don't you act like a true boat? Slipping around beneath the surface Don't you realize that makes us nerfous? The guns of August were a whole lot louder
Than the guns of June or July It was a lousy month in Broadway's eyes But it was mem'rable ballistics-wise When they issued the Yanks Their leggings and tanks They should have issued them earplugs, too Because the Guns of August were a whole lot louder Than the guns of June or July