A French voice took up the words. Another and another, until the entire gathering was singing.
Many of the Americans stood beside André now, and Slim, his hard hands beating the clap-clap of the chorus, sang the loudest.
“Deep in ze ’eart ohff Tayxsas,” sang the French.
“Stars at night are big and bright,
(clap-clap, clap-clap,) Deep in the heart of Texas,
Remind me of the one I love,
(clap-clap, clap-clap) Deep in the heart of Texas,”
sang Slim and Weller and Captain Dobie, dragging out the last long notes at the thought of home.
André dropped his trumpet to his side.