Last Lay of the Sopwith Camel Pilot, The

DESCRIPTION: "Beside a Belgian 'staminet when the smoke had cleared away, Beneath a busted Camel, its former pilot lay." He says, "I'm going to a better land, They binge there every night." The pilot explains how his plane failed. There will be no planes where he goes
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: pilot death crash disaster drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 44-45, "The Last Lay of the Sopwith Camel Pilot" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [44 words]: For information about the Sopwith Camel aircraft, see "Song of the Camel Pilot."
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook say the tune of this is "There Is a Better Land," but it really looks to me as if it is based on "The Dying Hobo" [Laws H3] or one of its by-blows - RBW
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File: WJL044

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