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The terrible things that the Governor Of Kansas says alarm me; And yet somehow we won the war In spite of the Regular Army. The things they say of the old N.G. Are bitter and cruel and hard; And yet we walloped the enemy In spite of the National Guard. Too late, too late, was our work begun; Too late were our forces sent; And yet we smeared the horrible Hun In spite of the President. "What a frightful flivver this Baker is!" Cried many a senator; And yet we handed the Kaiser his In spite of the Sec. of War. A sadly incompetent, sinful crew Is that of the recent fight; And yet we put it across, we do, In spite of a lot of spite.