“Old Soldiers Never Die (I)”
Description
"There is an old cookhouse not far away Where we get sweet damn all three times a day. Ham and eggs we never see, damn all sugar in our tea, As we are gradually fading away. Old soldiers never die... They just fade away."
Notes
The verse quoted above seems to be the only item truly characteristic of this piece. But other verses exist, often bawdy and/or scatological, describing the difficulties of army life or veterans' affairs. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "There Is a Happy Land Far Away" (tune)
References
- Silber-FSWB, p. 277, "Old Soldiers Never Die" (1 text)
- DT, OLDSOLDR*
- Roud #10521
- BI, FSWB277A