Maple Leaf Squadron, The
DESCRIPTION: "Then here's to the lads of the Maple Leaf Squadron, At hunting the U-Boat it's seldom they fail." "We'll zig and we'll zag all over the ocean, Ride herd on our convoys by night and by day." They sail between Newfoundland and Derry
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1979 (Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear)
KEYWORDS: sailor ship war
FOUND IN: Canada
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear, p. 51, "The Maple Leaf Squadron" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #29398
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "We'll Rant and We'll Roar" (tune) and references there
cf. "The Saguenay Song" (tune and some lyrics)
File: Hopk051
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