Guillemont (Gillymong)

DESCRIPTION: "We were rushing along In Gillymong; We could hear the Boches a-singing. They seemed to say, 'You have stolen our trench, But don't go away, And we'll pepper you with tear shells All the day." How soldiers capture and lose much-fought-over trenches
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: soldier fight | trenches
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, p.92, "Gillymong" (1 text, tune referenced)
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #50, "Guillemont" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #10774
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Moonlight Bay" (tune)
File: AWTBW092

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