"A" Lighters

DESCRIPTION: "There's a famous seaside place called Mersa Matruh That's noted for heaven knows what." Despite its obscurity, the C-in-C sends the A Lighters to land there. The staff should help the A Lighters but spend their time drinking pink gin in Alex instead
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Page-KissMeGoodnightSergeantMajor)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes drink derivative
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Page-KissMeGoodnightSergeantMajor, pp. 130-131, "'A' Lighters" (1 text)
NOTES [51 words]: Page-KissMeGoodnightSergeantMajor says this is "To be declaimed in the manner of Stanley Holloway." That implies this is a direct parody -- one of Halloway's most famous pieces was "The Lion and Albert," which begins, "There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool
That's noted for fresh air and fun." - RBW
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File: PKMG130

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