The soldiers fought and fought and fought, the battle was no cinch.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show - classic comedy radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:12:25 in the radio play.
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- Then that there horse come walking by his noble head held high.
- And he walked up to the General, looked him smack dab in the eye.
- The soldiers fought and fought and fought, the battle was no cinch.
- The General and his faithful horse, they didn't move an inch.
- But the General on his noble nag is faced with screaming tears.
- Said 'I'll make that old hay burner move if it takes a million years'.
- The General said giddyap, giddyap, giddyap...
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