Oh Mr. Fraser

DESCRIPTION: "Oh Mr. Fraser, won't you take us home? We've had enough, we want no more to roam. We've had all the sand, the sweat, the blood"; the New Zealanders want relief from the Italian front. They predict the troubles to follow if they aren't relieved
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1944 (according to Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes political New Zealand home
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook, p. 114, "Oh Mr Fraser" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Lili Marlene" (tune, plus cross-references to songs of the Italian campaign)
cf. "O'er the Hills of Sicily" (subject: the Italian campaign)
File: Clev114

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