Answer:
I believe that it's a hiaku a japanese poem that are usually about nature. Haiku's have 3 lines with syllables 5,7,5 for each line. The first line boiling, hot lava has 5 syllables, Second line bubbles beneath the Earth's crust has 7syllables, and finally the third line shhhh! The giant stirs has 5 syllables.
Explanation:
“in overcoming”
He repeats this to get his point across.
The lines are “Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum” This song was popular during the great depression were America was going through difficult economic times and there were joblessness, homelessness, starvation, and a loss of morale nationwide