We Haven't Got a Hope in the Morning

DESCRIPTION: "When you soar in the air on a Sopwith Scout, And you're scrapping with a Hun and your gun cuts out... you haven't got a hope in the morning." The airman lists all the problems with the equipment he has, and how it leaves no hope
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: technology battle
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, p. 115, "We Haven't Got a Hope in the Morning" (1 text, tune referenced)
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 68, "We Haven't Got a Hope in the Morning) (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [34 words]: Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver lists the tune of this as "John Peel." I believe this is the song indexed as "D'ye Ken John Peel?" -- but since there are other John Peel songs, I can't quite prove it. - RBW
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File: AWTBW115

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