December the seven Nineteen hundred and forty-one On December the seven Nineteen hundred and forty-one The japanese flew over Pearl Harbor Droppin' bombs by the ton The japanese is so ungrateful Just like a stray dog on the street Yes, the japanese is ungrateful Like a stray dog on the street Well, he'll bite the hand that feeds him Soon as he gets enough to eat Some say the japanese is hard fighters But any dummy ought to know Some said the japanese is hard fighters But any dummy ought to know Even a rattlesnake won't bite you in your back He will warn you before he strikes his blow I turned on my radio And I heard mr. Roosevelt say I turned on my radio And I heard mr. Roosevelt say We wanted to stay out of Europe and Asia But now, we all got a debt to pay