Carlisle

DESCRIPTION: "The say that Carlisle is a marvelous place," but the "organization" is a "disgrace." There are people shouting about things they know nothing about. The singer would like them all exiled to clean up the Isle of Capri.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1976 (Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe, p. 15, "Carlisle" (1 text)
NOTES [56 words]: The Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe version refers specifically to Carlisle, but I suspect there were versions for many military bases.
I suspect this may be a composite tune; the first two lines look like "The Mountains of Mourne," but the next two are out of "Boozing," and then it's back to "The Mountains of Mourne" or something else. - RBW
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File: PFGS015B

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