Trench Parody, A

DESCRIPTION: "I've lost my Lattey sight! Can't fire a shot at nigh!" The Boches and their rifles are nearby. The singer wishes he were in London and seeing the Germans through telescopes. He will rejoice and drink to the day he makes it back to Blighty
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: soldier return home drink
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #37, "A Trench Parody" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #10784
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "My Old Kentucky Home" (tune) and references there
cf. "Omer Drome" (lyrics)
File: NeTT037

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