Hormel Girls

Music and lyrics by Elisa Korenne

I le-e-e-e-ft the War with a pink slip in my hand
It was back to the kitchen, till Hormel gave me a chance
He said, military ladies, come and drum for me
Military ladies, we’ll find out what we can be

(We were a) sixty service girl drum and bugle corps
Jay C Hormel thought we could do some more
The drummers learned to dance
Then new girls tried out, and he gave them a chance
He said you can perform and sell door to door, so
During the day, we’d go store to store, saying

Hey ho, how do you like it?  Hey ho, you gotta try it!
Spam and Dinty Moore, Delicious canned meat galore
We got chili con carne, Gonna twist your arm
Hey, tonight, come out and give it a go
The Hormel Girls Caravan Orchestra Show

35 cars, white, attention-catching
We drive up in pairs, our dresses all matching
Comportment and style 60 hours a week
Dance instructors keep track of everything we eat,
No tanlines can be seen
It’s a small price to pay to live a service girl’s dream

Hey ho, we’re the Hormel girls, Hey ho, we’re here to sing
Spam and Dinty Moore, Delicious canned meat galore
We’ll take our show to the radio, so
Tonight, turn it on and give it a go
The Hormel Girls Caravan Orchestra Show

[rapped/spoken]
We broadcast on CBS from Hollywood and Vine
Our scripts are written for us we plug every Hormel line
Five commercial breaks will tell you what you need to know
About every Hormel product, you’ll hear it on our show

We girls we would be showing on a Saturday night,
Then we’d be selling before every flight
We’d drive two by two with a plastic bag
Filled with dummy cans, to sell the Hormel brand
Mr. Manager, “How’re your products moving?”
Free tickets to our show should see your sales improving

Hey ho, how do you like it?  Hey ho, you gotta try it!
Spam and Dinty Moore, Delicious canned meat galore
We got chili con carne, Gonna twist your arm
Hey, tonight, come out and give it a go
The Hormel Girls Caravan Orchestra Show

 

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