Song of the ATS, The

DESCRIPTION: "If you want to go to heaven when you die You must wear a khaki bonnet with a tie, You must wear a khaki bonnet With ATS upon it...." "Singing, I will if you will so will I" (and variations on that line)
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Page-KissMeGoodnightSergeantMajor)
KEYWORDS: soldier clothes death
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Page-KissMeGoodnightSergeantMajor, p 155, "The Song of the ATS" (1 text, tune referenced)
Palmer-WhatALovelyWar, p. 49, "ATS Song" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #10510
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain" (tune) and references there
NOTES [28 words]: ATS = Auxiliary Territorial Service, that is, the women's version of the Territorial Army. Was this a recruiting song? It certainly doesn't sound very convincing. - RBW
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File: PKMG155

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