I'm Dreaming of a White Mistress

DESCRIPTION: "I'm dreaming of a white mistress, Just like the ones we used to know." They've made due with "many a dark-skinned beauty," "But when we're at home in England at last, Let all our mistresses be white."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1976 (Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe)
KEYWORDS: soldier whore home
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe, p. 91, "I'm Dreaming of a White Mistress" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "White Christmas" (tune)
cf. "I'm Dreaming of a Soft Landing" (tune)
NOTES [27 words]: Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe doesn't actually say this song was sung to the tune of "White Christmas,' but I don't think there is any question about the matter. - RBW
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File: PFGS091

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