Boys in Palestine, The

DESCRIPTION: "We came from Turkey's mountains to Egypt's burning strand... Our greatest hope is never to see the place again." They've seen the sights of Egypt -- and the plagues. The people are all black. They want "another Moses to take us out of this"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1990 (Palmer-WhatALovelyWar)
KEYWORDS: soldier war derivative | Egypt
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Palmer-WhatALovelyWar, p. 120, "The Boys in Palestine" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "From Greenland's Icy Mountains" (tune)
File: PWLW120

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