Raining Raining Raining (Grousing, Marching, Starving)

DESCRIPTION: "Raining, raining, raining, Always bloody well raining, Raining all the morning, And raining all the day." "Grousing... Always bloody well grousing, Grousing a the rations, And grousing at the pay." "Marching...." "When the war is over ... march no more"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes food travel
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 45, "Raining" (1 text, 1 tune)
Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, p. 67, "Raining and Grousing" (1 text, tune referenced)
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #7, "Grousing" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #10553
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Holy, Holy, Holy" (tune, according to Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Grousing
Marching, Marching, Marching
File: BrPa045B

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