Old Soldiers Never Die (I)

DESCRIPTION: "There is an old cookhouse not far away Where we get sweet damn all three times a day. Ham and eggs we never see, damn all sugar in our tea, As we are gradually fading away. Old soldiers never die... They just fade away."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951
KEYWORDS: soldier army age
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 277, "Old Soldiers Never Die" (1 text)
DT, OLDSOLDR*
Roud #10521
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "There Is a Happy Land Far Away" (tune)
cf. "Old Soldiers Never Die (II)" (lyrics)
NOTES [47 words]: The verse quoted above seems to be the only item truly characteristic of this piece. But other verses exist, often bawdy and/or scatological, describing the difficulties of army life or veterans' affairs. And, of course, the "Old soldiers never die" lyric is very widely known. - RBW
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