Practice-Flapping
DESCRIPTION: "I'm off to the invasion, just show me the invasion, And I'll help to keep those blasted Huns at bay... For I've practiced Practice-Flapping every day." The singer details all his (basically useless) training and his "weapons" such as smelly fish
AUTHOR: Corporal J. Holdsworth (source: Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook); said to have been from 1941
KEYWORDS: soldier fight food humorous
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 168, "Practice-Flapping" (1 text)
File: WJ168
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