FAWM 2022 #4: Hardtack and Black-Eyed Peas

Made with my rough-and-ready DIY banjer:
https://files.fawmers.org/FAWM_2022/tseaver/photos/tin-dish-banjo.jpg

The "head" is a tin dish purported by the junk dealer here in Fredericksburg to be from a Civil War-era mess kit. I'm doubtful, as there weren't any real standard-issue kits back then, but it makes a good story, anyway.

Lyrics

Hardtack and black-eyed peas,
Taste like luxuries,
When we've been marching through the wind and rain.
Cap'n says, "War's over soon,"
But me, I'll hold tight to my spoon,
'Cause tonight I know it's black-eyed peas and hardtack again.

Sometimes at night, I'll dream about a meal:
maybe pot roast, mashed potatoes, and gravy.
But when I awake, I give a shout:
"Thank the Lord I'm not in the navy!"

'Cause we got

Hardtack and black-eyed peas,
Every soldier's luxuries,
When we've been marching through the wind and rain.
Cap'n says, "War's over soon,"
But me, I'll hold tight to my spoon,
'Cause tonight I know it's black-eyed peas and hardtack again.

Yes, tonight I know it's black-eyed peas and hardtack again.
© 2022 Tres Seaver