Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines
The escape of Douglas MacArthur from the Philippines began on 11 March 1942, during World War II, when he left Corregidor Island in a PT boat. After travelling for two days through stormy seas patrolled by Japanese warships, he reached Mindanao. From there, MacArthur and his party flew to Australia, ultimately arriving in Melbourne on 21 March. This was the occasion of his famous speech in which he declared, "I came through and I shall return."
Douglas MacArthur was a well-known and experienced officer with a distinguished record in World War I, who had retired from the United States Army in 1937 and had become a defense advisor to the Philippine government. He was recalled to active duty with the United States Army in July 1941, a few months before the outbreak of the Pacific War between the United States and the Empire of Japan. By March 1942, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines had compelled MacArthur to withdraw his forces on Luzon to Bataan, while his headquarters and his family moved to Corregidor Island. The doomed defense of Bataan captured the imagination of the American public, and MacArthur became a living symbol of Allied resistance to the Japanese.
I Shall Return
My little Mexican woman,
Got herself a hot little body. (whistle)
That little sweet senorita,
Knows how to be the life of the party.
We dance and we talk,
Hold hands when we walk,
Shoot tequilla all night long.
She can't understan,
Why this rambling man,
Says its time to be moving on.
My little sweet Georgia peach,
She sure knows how to show me a good time.
She's got the longest legs,
I swear they're smoother than her daddy's moonshine. (thats smooth)
We eat her mama's fried chicken,
Go skinny dippin,
Drink cold beer all night long.
She can't understand,
When this ramblin man,
Says its time to be moving on.
I got places to be.
I got people to see.
Got both ends of the candle to burn.
But I'll try to hurry,
So girls don't you worry.
I promise you shall return.
My little Miami friend,
With that cinnamon skin, lord shes so fine. (sure is)
She always lights up my night,
With a ray of pure Florida sunshine.
Man we work on our tans,
Roll around in the sand.
Chug Bacardi all night long.
She don't understand,
When this rambling man.
Says its time to be moving on.
I got places to be.
I got people to see.
Got both ends of the candle to burn.
But I'll try to hurry,
So girls don't you worry.
I promise you shall return.
I got places to be.
I got people to see.
Got both ends of the candle to burn.
But I'll try to hurry,
So girls don't you worry.
I promise you shall return.