Lyric discussion by GeraldFnord 

Cover art for Over There lyrics by Jonathan Coulton

The 'place in France' verse is taken from a schoolyard rhyme; the 'The men don't care/Cos they chew their underwear' comes from the American tendency, inherited from the English, of seeing all non-British Europeans as degenerate not-quite-men, 'filthy preverts' to quote Col. Batguano.