Nissen Hut's Foundation, The

DESCRIPTION: "The Nissen hut's foundation Is petrol tins galore, They are the one salvation Of troops on Iceland's shore." The tins are used for personal needs, as road markers, as storage cabinets, and much else; the singer wishes there were one full of girls
AUTHOR: Words: Pascoe Thornton (source: Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: humorous derivative technology | petrol tins
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 169-170, "The Nissen Hut's Foundation" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Church's One Foundation" (tune)
File: WJL169

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