Trench Blues

DESCRIPTION: "When I was a-stealin' 'cross the deep blue sea, Lord, I's worryin' with those submarines...." The singer serves in the trenches in World War I. He has trouble understanding the women. He visits various places along the front
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (collected from John Bray)
KEYWORDS: war courting ship technology fight death
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lomax/Lomax-OurSingingCountry, pp. 202-204, "Trench Blues" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3583
File: LoSi202

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