In Other Words (World War I Version)
DESCRIPTION: "I was fighting a Hun in the heyday of youth, Or perhaps 'twas a Nieuport or Spad." The pilot shoots it down -- "In other words, he crashed!" -- but it was a friendly airplane! Then he gets shot down, then ruins an experimental plane
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: pilot technology disaster
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 50-54, "In Other Words" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. George Robey's "In Other Words" (tune)
File: WJL050
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