Casey Jones (VI) (World War I version)

DESCRIPTION: "Casey Jones, Standng on the fire-step, Casey Jones, with a pistol in his hand, Casey Jones, Standing on the fire-step, Firing Very lights into No Man's Land."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: soldier technology
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 65, "Casey Jones" (1 text)
Roud #3247
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Casey Jones (I)" [Laws G1] (tune, characters) and references there
NOTES [14 words]: "Very lights" were pistol-fired small starshells used to light the battlefield. - RBW
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File: BrPa065B

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