Eight Little Cylinders

DESCRIPTION: "Eight little cylinders sitting facing heaven, One blew its head off, then there were seven. Seven little cylinders used to playing tricks, One warped its inlet valve...." And so on, till the last cylinder "gave its efforts up And ascended up to heaven"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: technology | plane cylinders
FOUND IN: Australia Britain
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Fahey-Eureka-SongsThatMadeAustralia, pp. 226-227, "Eight Little Cylinders" (1 text, 1 tune)
Fahey-PintPotAndBilly, p. 10, "Eight Little Cylinders" (1 text, 1 tune)
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #72, "Ode to the R.A.F." (1 text, 1 tune)
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 40, "Ode to the R.A.F. Engine" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10755
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer" (counting)
cf. "Ten Little Injuns" (counting)
cf. "Greener Grows the Grass" (tune)
File: FaE226

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