I Left the Mess-Room Early

DESCRIPTION: "I left the mess-room early, Just on the stroke of nine." His plane is ready. The pilots head for combat. Twenty Albatros follow him. He flees, gets lost, survives to reach the "'drome." He will go to Amiens and meet girls despite what Army Medical says
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: pilot battle courting
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 57-59, "I Left the Mess-Room Early" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Keyhole in the Door" (tune)
File: WJL057

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