Sailors They Are Going Away, The

DESCRIPTION: "The (sailors/Gloucester Boys/etc.) are going away, They won't be back for many a day, They've put all the girls in the family way, To fight for England's glory."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1985 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: soldier sailor pregnancy
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 145, "The Sailors They Are Going Away" (1 fragment)
Roud #29968
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Gloucester Boys Are Going Away
File: Tawn112

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