Yankee Song

DESCRIPTION: "Well, the Yanks are comin' all around; Drop your work, drop your play, Run away, don't delay, Drop your gun, on the run, there's a task to be done. Where they teach you how to salute, and they teach you how to shoot." "The Blue and Gray are one" in Dixie
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1955 (Roberts-SangBranchSettlers)
KEYWORDS: soldier travel
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Roberts-SangBranchSettlers, #50, "Yankee Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3412
NOTES [12 words]: This sounds like a pop song to me, but I can't find any hint of it. - RBW
Last updated in version 4.2
File: Robe050

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