"Mess Call" is a bugle call which signals time to go to the mess hall.

"Mess Call" is associated with the following lyrics:

Soupy, soupy, soupy, without a single bean:
Coffee, coffee, coffee, without a speck of cream:
Porky, porky, porky, without a streak of lean.[1]

References

  1. ^ Sperber, Hans (1951). "Bugle Calls". Midwest Folklore. 1 (3): 167–170. Indiana University Press. JSTOR 4317288