Balloonatic's Song, The

DESCRIPTION: "When civvy folks are tucked in tight, And we are pushed to guard at night, Although we know it isn't right, It's foolish, but it's fun." They march often. They'd like to fire their officers as well as their guns. They "work all day and guard all night"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook); supposedly from 1942
KEYWORDS: soldier technology hardtimes derivative
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 178, "The Balloonatic's Song" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "It's Foolish, But It's Fun" (tune)
NOTES [19 words]: For background on the source song "It's Foolish, But It's Fun," see the notes to "I Love to Fly a Whitley Three." - RBW
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File: WJL178

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