Recruiting Song R.F.C. No. 1

DESCRIPTION: "I was standing at the corner, When I heard somebody say, 'Come to join the Flying Corps....'" He and his friend Jack join. He wonders when he'll see an aeroplane. He can drill like a soldier. Girls greet him, which seems to scare him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: soldier recruiting pilot
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #76, "Recruiting Song R.F.C. No. 1" (1 text)
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 8, "A Recruiting Song of the Royal Flying Corps" (1 text)
Roud #10753
File: NeTT076

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