Oh Mary, This Tatton's a Wonderful Sight

DESCRIPTION: "Oh Mary, this Tatton's a wonderful sight, With the paratroops jumping by day and by night. They land on potatoes and barley and corn, And there's gangs of them wishing they'd never been born"; they'd do anything rather than jump from the balloon again
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: technology derivative | parachute
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 241, "Oh Mary This Tatton's a Wonderful Sight!" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Mountains of Mourne" (tune) and references there
File: WJL241A

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography