Riggers' Song, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, oh, Oleo, What do we do and what do we know? Stagger and Incidence, struts and ties." The singers describe how planes should be made ready. "Trouble to the winds we throw, When we sing the Riggers' Chorus, O-le-o-le-o-le-o."
AUTHOR: Words: A. C. Kermode / Music: R. H. Cort (source: Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (comic opera "Flat Out," according to Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: technology worker
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 118-119, "The Riggers' Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The FItters' Song" (from the same musical)
cf. "The Coppersmiths' Song" (from the same musical)
File: WJL118

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