Beneath the Surface

DESCRIPTION: "Big ships we never cared for, Destroyers they can keep There is only one place that we know, That is deep down deep." The singer talks of the hard work and discomfort of submarine surface: "Underneath the surface We dream our dreams away."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: navy sailor work derivative
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond,North,South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, pp. 111-112, "Beneath the Surface" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Beneath the Arches" (tune)
File: Tawn082

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