I have a vague recollection that the following stanza was printed circa 1940,
which means it could have been considerably older.
The general got the Croix de Guerre, parlez-vous.
The general got the Croix de Guerre, parlez-vous.
The general got the Croix de Guerre
The son-of-a-bitch was never there
Hinky dinky parlez-vous.
- Jim Landau