1917 ‘Going Home Song’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 3: My whole inner workings have gone on the bum.at on the bum (adj.) under bum, adj.
1917 ‘Whale Song’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 11: The mills bomb ricocheted and cooled Jonah off instead.at cool off, v.1
1917 ‘Whale Song’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 10: Oh, Jonah got a gas-bomb and said this is the nuts.at nuts, the, n.1
1917 ‘Whale Song’ J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 11: ’Cause the whale he bucked and Jonah ducked / And the whale said well I will be shucked.at shucks!, excl.
1918 ‘I Don’t Want Any More France’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 71: Gave myself to Uncle Sam, / Now I’m not worth a good God damn.at not worth a good goddam, phr.
1918 ‘Hoochey, Coochey Hilda’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 25: I come to France to make de Kaiser ball de Jack.at ball the jack, v.
1918 ‘Minnie May’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 34: Now dis brown skin’s name wuz Minnie May.at brownskin, n.
1918 ‘Hoochey, Coochhey Hilda’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 26: French cannon-ball goes so goddam fast, / Can’t never count de cars as they wizzes past.at cannonball, n.
1918 ‘Mademoiselle from Armentiers’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 61: I’se glad I is a Buffalo – / ’Cause we is always on de go; / Inky dinky*, parlez-vous. [*The negro sang ‘Inky Dinky’ rather than ‘Hinky Dinky’].at inky-dink, n.
1918 ‘Minnie May’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 35: Now Abner didn’t mind dat gal rompin’ aroun’ / But when she played ’im double, he put ’er under de groun’.at play (someone) double (v.) under double, adv.
1918 ‘Minnie May’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 35: Now Abner didn’t mind dat gal rompin’ aroun’ / But when she played ’im double, he put ’er under de groun’.at play, v.
1918 ‘Minnie May’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 35: Now Abner didn’t mind dat gal rompin’ aroun’ / But when she played ’im double, he put ’er under de groun’.at put under (v.) under put, v.1
1918 ‘Crap-Shootin’ Charley’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 27: Come on, bones, and treat me nice. / Phoebe, Phoebe, do your stuff.at do one’s stuff (v.) under stuff, n.
1918 ‘German Throwed a Hand Grenade’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 58: Colonel says you’ll have to plough / Trenches, ’cause dis war’s a wow.at wow, n.
1919 ‘Hit the Road’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 128: Oh, it’s hit the road, you lousy bums, / You stiffs and weary Willies.at hit the road, v.
1919 ‘Hit the Road’ in J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers (1927) 128: Oh, it’s hit the road, you lousy bums, / You stiffs and weary Willies.at stiff, n.1
1927 (con. 1918) J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers 61: [illus.] Alabama Soldiers Has Got You By The Seat Of Your Pants.at have someone/something by the balls (v.) under balls, n.
1927 (con. 1918) J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers 122: On their heels that gray October day came an army of blackbirds – American negroes.at blackbird, n.1
1927 (con. 1918) J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers 40: You has colored folks about you callin’ ’emselves ‘hardshell Baptists’.at hard-shell, adj.
1927 (con. 1918) J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers 36: You’s yellow. You got S-O-S-itis, I know.at -itis, sfx
1927 (con. 1918) J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers 95: Dis here war will be over in ’bout two weeks? I mean, will we be shuttin’ up shop and goin’ home?at shut up (one’s) shop (v.) under shop, n.1
1927 (con. 1918) J.J. Niles Singing Soldiers 136: I went with a couple of frog friends o’ mine [...] And did we walk de dog? Cut my throat! Did we walk de dog!at walk the dog (v.) under walk, v.