Hold Your Row

DESCRIPTION: "Way out in Iraq a fortnight I'd been When I got a message from my little queen," saying that, since he had been gone five years, she has married someone else. He takes to drinking. He is up on charges. "Hold your row, wjat'cher say"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: soldier betrayal separation | Iraq
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 92-93, "Hold Your Row" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [68 words]: In the aftermath of World War I, the Ottoman Empire broke up, and the British -- who has invaded the country during the war -- ended up holding much of the territory, as they held the mandate over Palestine. Evidently this is the song of someone who was stationed there.
The tune of this is listed as "Hold Your Row," but that seems to be less of a song than a floating element among several gag songs. - RBW
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File: WJL092

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