You're Only a P.B.O.

DESCRIPTION: "When you get in the old machine to start on a damned O.P.," and are the observer rather than the pilot, it's very cold. They won't believe your claims of enemies shot down. You may get thrown from your seat, because you're a Poor Bloody Observer
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: hardtimes pilot | plane
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 47-48, "You're Only a P.B.O." (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "A Bachelor Guy" from "The Maid of the Mountains" (tune)
File: WJL047B

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