Rule, Britannia (World War I Medley)
DESCRIPTION: Medley of "Rule, Britannia," "Married to a Mermaid," and (probably) "Fred Karno's Army": "Rule, Britannia... Britons never, never, never shall be M-a-r-r-i-e-d to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea. Hoch, Hoch, mein Gott...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: soldier derivative
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #22, "Rule, Britannia" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10790
File: NeTT022
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