Mister French Railroad Man

DESCRIPTION: "Oh you joined up for fightin' in a he-man's war, And you're goin' to do your fightin' in a French freight car. Oh, Mister French railroad man, where you takin' us to?" The singer is headed for the front by car. He can't even lie down as the train moves
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Niles, Singing Soldiers, according to Silverman-BalladsAndSongsOfWWI)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes war train
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Silverman-BalladsAndSongsOfWWI, pp. 186-187, "Mister French Railroad Man" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: SWWI186

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