Bettencourt

DESCRIPTION: "When the Boche was getting jumpy in the towns along the Rhine," the Independent Air Force decides something must be done, "So they found a spot for an aerodrome And they called it Bettencourt." The song describes how the site was set up
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: technology | plane building
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 77, "Bettencourt" (1 text, tune referenced)
NOTES [30 words]: Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook says this is sung to the tune of "Dixie Land." I can't figure out how to make it fit, but perhaps I'm starting at the wrong place in the text. - RBW
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File: WJL077

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