Three Grease Balls

DESCRIPTION: "Three dirty grease balls standin' in a row, A-bailin' out chow for the soldier boys to stow, One bailed java and the other bailed slum," while the third is drunk. Gradually one calamity or other eliminates the dirty cooks
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Niles/Moore-SongsMyMotherNeverTaughtMe)
KEYWORDS: soldier food cook drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Niles/Moore-SongsMyMotherNeverTaughtMe, p. 40, "Louse Song" (1 expurgated text)
NOTES [38 words]: There are a number of folk rhymes that begin "X little soldiers, Standing in a row...." (E.g. "Ten little soldiers standing in a row, They all bow down to the captain so.") I would guess this is related, but I have no proof. - RBW
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