Oh Come Sit By My Side If You Love Me

DESCRIPTION: "Oh come sit by my side if you love me, Do not hasten to bid me adieu, But remember the poor paratrooper, And the job he is trying to do." The paratroops' next fight is foretold. Ends, "A toast to the men dead already And a toast for the next man to die"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: soldier technology derivative death | parachute
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, pp. 244-245, "Oj Come Sit By My Side If You Love Me" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Red River Valley" (tune) and references there
File: WJL244C

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