THE JIORE^SDY ,SONG
Now listen to hid here's a tale we can tell
or a tropical cruise to the Moresby Hotel
In olio Land of tlie Boongs where there's nothing to do
But the party was spoilt 'cause the Japs came there too*
It was Id oat up these b ds or else we were sunk
'Cause the Japs have a xnind like a second rate skunk
It was goodbye to us if Port Moresby should fall
Itbwac goodbye to women and drinking and all
'Xing and all,'Kin/; and all*
So we grabbed some P.lj.O's and went to the fight
But soon found the Japs had a nice little kite
It' bright shining silver and Zero by name
But a bloody good show as it comes down in flames
Down in flames etc*«,««
Now the bombc dropped round us as we joined in the fray
And we caw quite a lot of the Japs evry day
But lie coon turned for homo when he found wliat it means
To annoy a poor blolce v/hose been fed on tinned beans
;v"l Giiinea ooans o*gc« •«••»•«•
How the newspapers tell of the Squadron's success
And Nippon has now many aeroplanes less
But the newspapers-don11 tell how the hell it was done
Without our replacements at seven to one
Yec to one ebe»•«••»«
And then wo went home for a beer and a rest
And we rrbood in the pubs where the drink was the best
But now we're up North just to pay off some debts
An: to make bloody sure that the Bising Sun sets
'UsilX'O J/G SO*GC et/C *»«p»«*««*»
On one dark night about twelve o'clock
This old world'*j going *° reel and rock
On one dark night- at twelve o'clock
Thin old world 's Going to reel. and rock
I aint gonna grieve my Lord ho more
I aint goraia grieve my Lord no more.
On one dark night and it won't be long
You'll look for me but I'll be gone.
The Deacon went down to the altar to pray
He found some beer so he stayed all day,
The Debbil am got a hypocrite shoe
If you don't watch out he'll slip it on youf
I want to go to heaven? and I want to go right
I want to iso to heaven all dressed in white*
You can't go to heaven in a.rooking chair
If you want to go to heaven you must say a prayer
You can't go to heaven on roller skates
You'll roll right past them pearly gates,
You can't go to heaven in a Ford Coupe.
You can't go to heaven on a pair of skis
You'll ski between St.Peter's knees*
You can't go to heaven in a Spit V.B.
you've got to go to heaven in a P.^OE*
If you got to heaven before I do
Just bor^a holo and pull me through*
q H E , PR U N K ' S Aft B U M.
MHAI^I-IIPS,1 ON OATS.,
We fight the war from Hide1^ Ecr5eX3^ t?a3co off for the jaws of hell
Hardships you t>......s,you don1!; know what hardships are.
We fly for twenty hours or more^our beards grow long and our ar. ..oles
Hardships you ^••••••s,you. don't Icxow what hardships are* (sore
The rotten "bloody river is an narrow--as a road
The wind is always cross it and the tido is always lor/
We turn the Cat Boat cross the wind
Ana hope to God we haven11 sinned* Hardships youb......s etc*
Sloe sticks her nose up in the air
And cracks her wing tip on a Hare;Hardships you "b»*....s etc,
The flare /roes out, the "bloody nark
So you boro it up her in the darlcj Hardships you b......s etc
You get the ba#.o.d on the step and' try to* hold her straight
The. bloody second Pilot shoves the throttles through the gate
The Engineer forgets the floats, and. we swerve like hell to miss the "boats
Hardsliips you *b.«.....s,you tort know what hardships are.
She "bounces twice and comes unstuck
So now we*re flying,Hooray F««k;Hardships you "b«««*«,«s etc.
The mountain looms up right in front
And we swing away to miss, the c«ct;Hardships ypu "&•••*•• oS etc*
Wo keep the b♦.♦.*& turning till wo* re heading out to sea
The Navigator goes down aft tc have a nervous pea
The WAC? relaxes in his chair "but his eyes still have that glassy stares-
Hardships you b«.« ...sryou don't know v£iat liardships arc.
Now we're on a raid acrosri oho foam
Our only thoughts are to got back hosae;Hardships you b.o;»...s etc.
The alouds came upf great tovraring GU
And all wc can do is bust right thi^H^r^hips you "boo^o.s etc.
The target looms up thru the nightrwo maku our "bloody run
The B«..#««s let us have it with a six iii'*h ack-ack gun
Tlie game is hard, it sure does stink
When all the boiribs drop in the drink,
Hardsliips you b...Y#.s you donft know ffhat liard ships are*
We turn her round, and. head for home
While overhead the Zeros roam;Hardships etc.
Now that we are in the clear
We think of home and pots of boor;Haruohipe etc*
We're almost home wefve only got a hunilrod mil^s to go
The Engineer calls up and says tho petrol": got^ir** 3/w
We throttle back and start to pray
Tlien Cairns looms up aoross the way
....ir&shipn you h♦.••••$,you don't laiow what liardships are.
At last wo get her down all right
After flying all the night;Hardships etc
We t»«lz around and moor her up
Then go ashore in a Chapman Btp;Hardah?T)s you h.«.#«cS etc*
Wo go up to tho I.O's room and spin a bljody tale
Then off to Hide's Hotel to sink a f«,«.**ng pint of alo
Our oars are so remand our eyes arc read
Completely f..»ed we go to lood
Firdships you l3..#.c.s,you don't k:j., nlji* Vrd&hjr*~ arc..
wHUMODRi!JSQUEn
Passengers will please refrain from using tho toilet while the train
13 standing at the station —■—• I love you©
Tramps and hoboes underneath will got it i: their eyes and to^th and
They don't like it Darling,nor would you
Please call the porter whiie making water in the vestibulo
Wo encourage constipation while tho train is at tho station
Circus horses do it, so can yoxi*
0~-iWTTKl atflBBER BY-EHIIHE.rCHORUS^
qUEEH, OF ALL THE FAIRXES (REPA3Z BAUD MARCH)
Deoshrt she hvxact Tight as- a drum* Qucon of till the fairies
Aint it a pity she's only one tittio to food t]io "baby on
Poor little "bugger, hef 11 never play rugger ho isnft sufficiently str?i-g
Whan ho grown older and "bigger and /bolder he1!! talce hinself in haau.
Tho reason why, the reason why, he doesn't tinderstand
And. so wo tool- Kin to the Adniralty and tried hin out on land and sea
Wo tried and tried without, success and pulled hin out of noss after- mess
And so wo rsado hin a norher of Air Board*
Aim m addition
Woulc and uritutourcd- he'll always ho rooted ho111 never take a trick
At tlio Vie Barracks, ho only drinks Tarax for "beer just nafces hin sick
Attending oaoh noctiiw of Air Board, repeating tho things hofs tol&-to soy
But just tho sane youTU sec his .none as Chief of Staff sone day
Because) ho13 just the typo that gets along
Ho doesn't laiow a tiling so can't go wrong
So when there isnit a plane to fly Ho Kittyhawh or a PBY
Ronoribor thoy nado hin a noribor cf Air Board.
HARDSHIPS YOU B—~~~-S.
Off to Milne Bay wc did go to noot those c~-s fron ToldLo
Hardships etc
itOO.nj.lon of "bloody drink and how our underpants did stink
Hardships etr:
Our dials and clocks wore shaky and our engines running rough :
But wlu;n wo saw tliat friendly shore it didn't soon so tough
Then tn fin5 r;h off the trip the aorodJpne was a hoggy strip
Hai^shipr; cto
Finally we landed there* Our attitude was; dohonair. Hardships etc
She teeing up it liad "been nix thanks ix> Squadron 76 Hardships etc
We had to put up tents and flys and "build dispersal hays
Wc at') Car.:? Pie and "bully "beef for days and ...... days
Our grocixid troops thoy hatC.'not arrived
The sea trip p'raps they'd not survivod. Hardships etc*
XKEMX Then one day tho Zeros ce.no to show tho hoys how thoy could ain
Hardsliips etc
They straffod un up, they straffed us down,
Thoy looped, thoy stalled .and rolled around* Hardships etc
Thoy "burnt our kite upon the deck and mdc the ground" crew run
In fact the whole danri show for us was not much ••«..« fun
7c at last got there,Shot one poor c—t fron the air. Hardships etc*
Mosquitoes grahbed you "by the hair* Lifted you fron out your chair
Hardships etc.*
Two foot 6 fron wing to wing and each one had a point 5 sting
Hardships etc.
They'd strafe and divc-honb cv'ry "bloke when thoy wore on tho go
Ignore your light and heavy flak, a really rotten Show
Tho nets they used had no effect gainst squadron, wing or nass attack
Hardships etc*____
IIAEDSHIPS FOR GEHTLEJg
You nust reach out to press th!o"foil whon you live at Hidos1 Hotol.lIfootc
The dishes on tho ncnu are ranged fron sweets to caviare .Hardships etc.
Thoy nako you pay a special rate so you won't lose your dough
And whon the 13 gallon's off thoy "bring a doz or so
But in tho lap of luxury at O'Hara'o soon we'll "be. Hardships etc*
THE REAL HARDSHIPS.
I hove to count the "bloody cash" whilo tho raindrops round no splash.Hs etc
They all crowd in "behind tho "bar,God knows whore tho tiekots arc. lis etc
Equi^ncnt, each and stores and winges ovory day
They're crying for allowances they laiow I cannot pay
Tho Barraeks job at no they've chucked
Wet bod. no teeth* By Christ I'n f---d.
PQOR LITTEfi ANG^CM.
*hhe was sweet sisrtreen. Little Ang^£ne,pure and innocent was Angelina
Never had a thrill and a virgin still. Poor Little Angelina*
Now the village Squire had a low desire.he was the dirtiest b*9d in the
And he'd set his heart on the vital part of P*.L#*A*# (Shire
At the village fair, the Squire was there, maai^bating in the public
When he chanced to see the dainty Icnee of P«*L««A*# (square
She had raised her skirt,to avoid the dirtf as she tripped "between the
puddles of the Squire1 s last squirt*
And his knob grew raw at the sirfbt he saw; Poor Littld Angelina
So he raised Ms hat and he said your cat, has "been run over and is
squashed quite flat
Now wy car's in the Square and 1*11 take you there; Poor Little Angelina*
Nov/ the dirty turd should have got the bird* instead she. followed hiut
without a word*
As they drove away.you could hear the people say ;P**L**A.*
They hadn't gone far when he stopped the car.took her over to the
noarest bar
Where he filled her with gin. to tempt her to sin; Poor Little Angelina*
When he'd oiled her well he took hor to a dell where he proceeded to
give her bloody f**.ng Hell
Artd try his luck at a lay-down—^--;Poor Little Angelina*
With a cry of rape he raised..her oapefP...L.#A.. had no escape
Now it's time someone came to save the name of Poor Little Angeliqe
die tale is told that the blacksmith bold.had loved little Angeliiia for
years untold
Ke was handsome too.and had promised to be truc^o Poor Little Ange&ine
8ad to say. that very same day, the blacksmith was put into jail to stay
For coming in Ms pants at the local dance;With Poor Little Angelina
The blacksmith's cell overlooked the doll.where the Squire was giving
hfjr bloody £*****g hell
Ad she lay on the grass.ho recognised $he ♦•••.Of Poor Little Angelina
So he gave a start and a tremendous •.••..that blew the prison walls
far apart
Ana he ran like shit.lest the Squire s?houl&**.fPoor Little Angelina
When lie got to the spot*and he saw her,••••.he tied the villain's penis
/$ in a knot
As he s<p|$toea jm Ms guts.he gott ldk S>d in the nut*By P.*L**A*#
^laclcsra^ti 1 |fove you. Indeed I &o*I ^ $3 see by your trousers that
^ you love me too
HerelDBSK I am undressed*so coma and do your best";- Said *B%$L P**L*.A#*
It won't talce long to finish this song.the blacksmith's John was two
feet long
And his phallic charm was as brawny as his arm;Happy Little Angelina
ffif Sj HAD IT (Asleep in the Deep)
breasting each wave with no thou$it of Dave, the enemy convoy sails
Sneaking along with curd1 reus throng.probably out of ;Jails
While ever nearer the Cat Boys stray.
The t,LordywBo3Cl, giving the show away
The convoy's near so give a cheer,
This is the start of a JAPPY MEW YEAR.
Ghqrug
Here cornea young DAVEY intent on a blitz
While in the transport they're getting the s***s
Nippon beware*•••••••George is up there! .
Danger is near thee.Bewarc^*....Bewares }Beware...*Take Care
Honourable Japs have a touch of the cr^4;b^ .L-/w».^i'>o* ?«v v # • • Beware
Drown in your bathfand her's your epitaph'
"IT'S HAD IT. YOU S...T"
Oh please don't burn our shit-house down*Mother has promised to pay
Father is on the dole again.and Kate's *in the family way
George.poor dear.has gone: astrayfand tilings is mighty hard.
So PLEASE don't burn our shit-»house down,Or wo'll have to shit in the
yard.
THE KIT K^T.srmii (Elmer's Tone)
_piat Is this feeling revealing contentment complete?
•fjfeat makes our leisure a pleasure whenever we meet?
■Let £l3?*Bacohus attack us with alcohol neat* ,tfS THS KIT KAT STYLU
What is this purring recurring and filling the air?
The Seventy-fivers survivors are out on the tear,
Each oat and kitten is smitten but what do we care? IT9S THE K-K-STYLE
Oh listen listen, what a lot the other crowds are missiif7^
Sing it, Swing it* Lap up your milk and make your tonsils like silk,
And pump your "bellows you fellows, get set on your mark,
You know the night time is the right time,Gats see in the dark,
Letfs sing a "V" song, a glee song, Old TO JO to Jiark;Ppr that'sjfche K-K.
~~ Style.
v7efve got the Presto and Les~o, fmost everyone*s herp
V/e've got ITat Gould and Matt Doolan to check up the "beer,
Letfs hope the Terror in error Y/onft bomb us,my dear; For' that_fs jfche
I^KrS.tySe.
In brilliant fettle is Bet hell, without him wa* re sunk,
7/e*re like a twig that been frigged and Jixst lopped off the trunk
In DoIVO's I suppose he's tonights 83QCHK Duty Drunk;For that*a _the
Doofs Baker and Deakin, while I'm speakinf
A partnership with Dan Magrew are seekin*
I surmise it,they111 advertise it:
"Break your leg in the sky,we'll set it up while you fly",-
iind old Lex !;7inten is tintin1 from evening till dawn
His black moustaches with splashes-he's posted,forlorn,
So test your muscle and tussle witn John Barleyeoxm
FOB TINT'S m-EPS. KITrPLTrSTY^
TffS "ffllGIffmgQKft (Frankie and Johnie)
Seventy Six had Kittys* £oi£(3y how -they could fly,
when they met up with :Seros«,they cried. *o ih^ir-^Lord on high;
Oh,send her down Hiighie, Send he£;dow&>f:
They tr^ed-t<?x8* up. *& 1&Qf&QKtt^^
to four
Down to the end of "the rura^^iopou;:^ afc ^he^pld full bore
Oh send, her down*.,**** ro:. OA^ai^l^*
Y/e musten't be oaught on the gitou&d boys, it happened in old ^*gujx>ro
If you%e caught with your wheels and your flaps down
It111 never happen no mox*e0 Oh send her down,>* •***
Mary's house calling- hydraulic^'Forty plus CollingvTqpd Bay"
Oh, the wheeling, was fast and was furious,
And What did thevBoys all &a&: Oh send her down^ **<>,«v
Hydraulic back to Oontroller, "What are their angles and course?"
"Wait till we signal Air Bq?rd, they'll relay it back by Horse"
Qh send her dovm*<>«<,
Seventy fivtf' was top cover, just like a Hendon Display
Mary a Weaver behind them, nary a weaver to. say; Oh send her- downce*
Franky sat:back in his Shite < Ilav/k,ready. to join in the fray
When up his.b.ack; came a ^ero,^rdy how-he-did pray;Oh send her down
Bardy Was. jumped by a .7;ea?o,he broke in the Spitfire style
Fftr a Y/hilQ-he. juggles with.^Jio3?dy,but Hughie: c^Jtne good with a smile,
Oh send her.down*, „..« * *
Rotten Oft^t;Ash-picks a trainer^shotl^ from;out of the, air
ITary a squirt at.-al :v.ero,Ohikillersf ^nevejr^oir^^iiahr&enj her down,,
•••♦.«
uBlue:? is' an ace in an aircraft* he *s'v&s* brave ate a lion they tell *
Just show him a little blaclc'beetle^aiad listen to him yell„Oh send ^ w
dowxio»
Five Kittys scrambled to drbit^stayed above ten tenths awhile
Uaxie*s finger was Jammed good and proper,m& they landed on Hoodenou gh
Isl e
Oh send her down0«,. ^
Lfazie sat back in the long grass^up came a police boy to say
"You like a woman to sleep wi£hrone stick of tobacco-you pay"
Oh send her down* ■«!<»<.
Tom James came down to the runway 5 dressed in his full flying kit
lie'd even got rid,of his jungle krxife;, just to show he wasn't a sai>t
Oh send her down,, c* «* a *<> o>,,«,* c
Iran came in for a landing, held off a little too high
7/ith a hiurp^blurp, blurp on his motor ho prayed to the Lord on high
Oli 60.30 her do^m^Hughie ease her down*
r_^L hair on the face of the camel5is just a red English rose
Jomparod to the dark "brown fungus underneath Stan Sullivan1 s nose;
Ch^ send her dov/n* *»«0 a ««
•7c reckon tliat Paddy should dietfhis stomach wonft hold any more
Just tako a look at his figure, it*s ."built like a B*2i|.;
Oli, send her dov/nv, Iftighio send her down.
THE GAT fiM^/^M^SS: ^MfiM\^M.I^SkJ^ ift¥tZ^^ Trapeze)
They fly through the sky with a nonchalant air
With the Zeros they play like the tortoise and hare
.And the word goto around for the Japs to "beware
Per thu OAT BOATS are flying tonight*
They Irang on the "bomb racks a dozen or more
And twenty pound frags simply litter the floor
3o start up tlio donos and we* re off to the war
For the CAT BOATS are flying tonight*
with many a sigh for our warm little cots
V:o. thread our way out through the steamers and yachts
A:ii take to t/10 air at a full sixty knots
For the CAT BOATS are'flying tonight*
After ehoofing along for an hour or two
The skipper looks hack at his trustworthy ci»ew
The Oh sorters asleep and the Sngineer too
TIiu CAT BOATS are flying tonight
Comes a "break in the clouds and a light down belo\7
The Skipper lias load it?so yells "Let ?em go"
Aivi; ■ mi:cod "bombs emu heer "bottles rain on the foe
The CAT BOATS arc flying tonight*
They head her for home and the skipper retires
To dream of the hoadlinoK next day5 that the fires
wore .visible ninety miles distant *• the liars;
TJie CAT BOATS are flying tonight*
The clouds are closed,in onto Cairns |*ike a vice
The Wireless Op* t^lS3Q:es his di&lM js ^ce -or twice
I can11 get a '0earing* the set's on th| ice
TZie Cat Boats HAVE HAD it tpnigiit*
The RcPoCls gone and the compass is swinging
As on through the n?lght the great Cat Boat is winging
Then the engines cut* out and we hear angels singing;
The Cat Boat- WON'T MAKE IT tonight*
Thou doivn through the olouds on the old hank and turn
And somebody yells and there fs Cairns just astern
And. dovm ox. the water the landing flares burn
The Cat Boats HAVE KADE IT 3B5S2g}C5 AGAIN*
Wo lassoo a houy after fighting the tides
Then off into town for a quick one at HIDES;
And so ends one more of our hair-raising rides
The Cat Boats WIRE PLYING LAST NIGHT.
Though dicing with death every day of our lives
We still have some time for our girl friends and wives
vraACKHC :vhen the two-forty hourly arrives
THE CAT BOATS WILL NOT FLT TONIGHT.
MILNE JB^i_BLUES* (Bless 'email)
T;iey say there*s a Wdsoil jusTheaving Milne Bay,hound for the Seven MILE
Heavily laden with terrified men who've "been there a £•••£ long while
ITiey'ro s«.*t scared and frightened and grassed off as well
Sergeants and Officers ail; They haven*t a notion in which f...g ocean
They511 'be doing the "breast stroke or crawl,
AIR BO/JRI) L0\rB3 .US . (H^mn)
Air Board loves v.:!/ "re*ausJ^ie "Grouper told us so
We arc weak and they are strong; all ?/D!s to them "belong
Yes, Air Board loves'us $ Yes Air Board loves usf
"loh9 Air Board loves mi; They do LIKE F**» ••(•!■ H**2*»
SOHG OF THE QRE^jLIHS.
This ic tlio Song ox the Gremlins as told hy the P*R*U*
Bolio^oo o,v few not roany^ut nevertheless it's true.
'Then you*re seven miles up in the heavens, it's a hell of a lonely spot
And it'a fifteen decrees '"below zero,which isn't so f«****g hot*
It'a -ohon that you sec the Gremlins,and the lessons that you learnt on
Won't help you evade the Gremlins (
the Linfc
Jhoivjli you "boost a:id you dive and you jink*
White ones wi|JL waggle your wine tips, male ones will muddle your maps,
Green ones v/iil gusslo your glycol,and females will flutter your flaps*
Fink ones will vorch on your porspex and dance pirouttes on your props,
And spherical middle aged Gremlins will spin on your stick like a top*
They111 bind and they'll "break and they111 "batter,and "bite thru your
aileron wires.
A:id us yon orbit to pancake,, stick hot toasting forks in your tyres*
This is the Gong of the Gremlins, as told "by the P.R*U.
Believed "by few not' many,"but nevertheless it!s true*
:,3 *. *u«o• *. .»..,*», • .Tu (Nursey)
lip i;i Cairns flying Cats,are a cheery hunch of chaps,
Tliuy are tough, ttu>y are rough, and they terrify the Japs
They don't care,when or where,they are sent to "bash the foe
Fro::; th<j C*0. to the airmen, they warble as they go ;-
::Bull t, it doesn't mean a thing to us, m
Biill t,v/ko cares if Air Board makes a fuss,
We Buvu our fun "but do our joh as well
We won't fail them now so what the hell
So out out Bull t„it doesn't mean a thing to us,
-So Air Board "Huts to you:l
And'up you IT*Ii,A„,vo'll z^ our own swoet way
'.Ye'11. "basr the foe and run our cliov/ftlte way we always do*
Came the day,!!*ID*A*, said "You'll have to mend your \rays
You must look*in the Book,and do everything it says
V/eor your hate, and your gats, as laid down in' A*F*0' e"*
But the Cat Boys only laughed and oaid?f We've never heard of those"*
Oh,Bull to it doesn't mean etc*«»*«»***
^LIl^J^KS^COMCp* (Old Kentucky Home)
The sun shines bright hut it's mucking up the drome
The Squadron is wasting away
While princely sunis are deposited "back home.
And the tractors make sweet music half~a-day*
The Pilots sigh and lament their lack of "brains
So childish they o:\Ly fly a kite
For if they'd learned traotor^driving down the lanes
They'd Bo Butter off than knowing how to fight.
So,whingo no iiioru. jo^ "b els,this jealousy's a curse
You iiiay shoot the Zeros do\/n,"but you won't he worth a crown,
Till you leam to drive a tractor in reverse*
Beside a Papuan waterfall one bright September day
Decide hio shattered ICittyhawk a young P/0 lie lay
And aa ho hung on a cocoanut tree not yet completely dead
Oh listen to the very last words the young P/0 lie said
"I1 n going to a "better land where everything is "bright.
And whisky grows on cocoanut. trees and they play poker ev*ry night
Ehere in no work to do all day just sit around and sing
II y "beaueoup and women tco^Oh death v/here is thy sting
Oh. death v/here is thy sting, a~ling a~ling;Oh grave thy victory
The hello of hell go ting a-llng a-ling,£or you hut not for m^
1 asked her would die marry marry me,but ;".~/i'all that she could say
vi/as ^ing a-iir^ a~ling,Oh ting ailing ailing, Oh ting a-ling a-ling
all day".
!^„SML&£€£«. (Home on the Range)
There are ships on the sea and they sail with safe-ty
For they fear not the raider so hold
And the sailor1a heart sings as the Cat spreads her wings
Over a cargo more precious than gold©
Chorus*
ifTs^jTup in the slQ^v/hero they* re doing the old S.J^Yo
Oh the convoy is there,hut the sailors donvt care
While the Cat Boat is up in the sky*
How eft throughout the night, lias a graceful old kite
Flown on to a dawn. rendezvous
Where riding the waves over submarines* graves
Sails the convoy* just species in the "blue*
n^g-i --v/ «i"- 'l t».-.ji? sivy e «*o *» * c v *♦ c* **<>«
Oh th£ honrs arc long hut endurance is strong
Watcliful eyes Salter not through the flight
And the wolves of the deep.*like. the skunks thoy are, creep
Army froiii their prey till the night*
High up in the siQ" .etc* «•„**♦.* •*.♦•..
Eieh the tired old piano''heads for home once again
j?he crew are so weary and worn
But another old ship choofs along on the trip
And the convoy v/ill see her at dawn*
High up in the sky v/here 'they*re doing the old S*J«,Y*
Oh the convoy is there hut the nailers don*t care
While the Cat 13oat is iro In the sky*
M^^!M^JPM.^JL^M^3^^J!i^^ (TtTarats for the Memory)
Eiankc for the -memory of every hosker nighty the feeling r/ae just right
To drank oar "beer in harmony and leisurely got tight
Oh thank you so macho
Thanks for the memory jLos Jackson in the ciiairfg;ood fellowship v/as
there
We ground siraafod Mr*TROUBLE, dropped 250U? on old Cure
Hov/ lovely it- Was*
Remember the songs tJjat you taught us,and poor Angelinas rude
In .your company wcfve a debenture
(adventure
And wo v/ant more of i?Ah hates war51
Thanks for the memory of vaxiy happy days,we liked each other's ways
fife drank the bottled sunshine and reflected all the rays
Oh thank you so much*
^l0I& MILK RUN (the Band Played On)
Night after nl^t^oii^ni "find us in flight on the Old Milk Run
Sunset to dawn you will find us airborne on the Old Milk Rixn
vVith strained looks on our clocks watch .the old ,TLordy-Bos:n
Believe me it ianft much fun
Thru tlie rain and the s«»t and there's plenty of it, on the
OLD MILK RUN*
MIL^tBAY (OutB;'de)
:riie Br*-* ?> laid of cocoaiuts and aV^rb^;^.c»l^punti*.5n" vfce*-
l:l:'e Ba^ a""-l^id of -»ud pid Blush -j'le^el^leBv^re"-never blue*"
A\r Board they/sa d you've" had aJrestfWtE^ far a-ay
No-. thererll 'be a bl "*" y f:>^t but?you%jr,A%J'-&e#Mp.B&rlair! rht
On your "-ay lea^e today M-lie Bay ^,^:
De^ax*ted aa'the Isobel Olub/the.P/lot'sv^rTd^atid loy
De^arte^ -ere all the be-.y^n'prhtB t'sat ne;h*dv:at K'ngaroy
T'e left ? t ;e left our life of ease ji the'bar/of the old Broadway
And as someone sa d to *ie as - e headed crosp the sea
IThere the hell >hr>t tNe hell Mine Bay.
re -landed nid thai • e '•*'tched p ca^t> in'a' country that_ - as I've
HydeP^
Hardsh^^B-- e^b^r It d s^ersalhavjs aid -e'fie- /'aroundfro^i da-n—o darV
^8>ere Tro^o but sooi • e"settled do-m^^e, v-ere "there aid had to stay
Then tse"5eco8 sa'd one day "The Jens are -*i the Bay"
In the Bay OUP BAT ;WTLME HAY
No-* the Ar^y they sa^d ^The f crhts begun'^-e.! 11 beat the b_ d to hJs
"knees
But Toio lT1re a ha'ry a^e cl'^-bed" "v> ^n^the ''coco ant trees
The C^O. he bb'd "It's t me" to start let1 s ib'i the bloody fray"
So "e"s""ot f e~i* " .? t e nuts aid they fell l.v.e ro.^oaiuts
Yes --* HffiS sure ^e did'MP lie Bay>■
d-d
Up- N^v-'On so.the_ General eal.d *vould sopi have been a dead iar*ne
But Niiioi so"the" General said fx>re~.a tunlc/of jungle p-reen
Ifc* the G-eheral. Bfl'd to Seven ty>-fj_ve?"We^ilooh to you today"
So e' svot *-&-]*■■•>. the ~nid aid" - ei stained the p-reei -■'th blood
In the -™.d ^0">ls of blood M* lie Bay
No- the story t has a ha^y eid-; all 7-^§^a^^«t-iaat ^ere done
The Ce0. aid the Plots too* ear d the/stVarfTipr: there - as lots of fun
But Ar Board '<nst to sV the^/* re leased preet us -Hth a rreat big
^ smile
And^threy_se*:d us for^ju rest^to 4&%£ :lfifce.\rthat *-e love best
like Hit;, ^«aDr*!TE5!^^ ■:•'•- >
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WHEEE '^^^Q^^^^^^^fts - ROT~&r*Wm TO TTg SEA
oh: \^^-^w^ipfMM^^^^^^^^^^^
TTtth Groupers anlflTGei¥:relB^^
But the. oily Staff Off'car Cans e^rj^re: ts
Is he one -ho co "\lcrns. of our dress>oi the -streets,
Oh there1 s tous of e-*-'i^neit "i Melbourne, it/s' true
But itfs not for the I'hes cl'^e. or of; you
Bo stop ^our co'^>la!i np" youre lucjry to be
'•There the rrouiia ns of .Cef'rns *ro2bl": doyi to the seav
Oh. I ^-ent^o thet Jax^^B^a^d.^ho'"^^^! see
But_a B^al^eei^I Wa^^^^?W4a^a. jrae'lie
IItj5-"clot,\es""::-ere so s^l%nd^f\that* I. wist confess
Aahained",.I -as as -e -ant' "to ;the'^efiB*.;.,
There ~ii?re medals aid ribbons of. ev^ry* hue
And nobodv there belo- a PI' Bit-LJ eu
Suchrcushroifi aid comfort that yefll neydr see
There the ^ouita'ns of Carrie roll do^a to the sea
I ^idered■thru Melbourie thts beautiful place
And^ sa^- svch. coiteit^eit on every face J
I 1A st'eied at - -'"ndprB I lo^ed *r each door""
?Tis rerta'n that they_never th/nk of the tbv _
Por ev?r^cflae1 s^ oros-oerbus. bai^'ip theij.px>ld
TheyilT he al"*- 'll'ona1' res r*hei \V& sevei yeare^old
But st* 11 for all that dear I'd *»mch rather be
Where the nouita'as of Ca'rne rol1 dom'to the sea^
OffE^D^" EIJES ALONE.
Everything was teed up afid the Admiral load each "Heart11
Aba "Oak Leaf "with inscription on aXL ready for the start
The I^OSf, haggard skeletons, had slaved from dawn to dark
Fixing up the G.G* for each "boirib: to find it1 a mark*
The crews were washing out their socles and reading up the dope
On decorations and parades,their "bosoms full of hope
The Admiral at the "UrSefins had his consciousness unstirred
It was certain the old hugger never heard a "bloody word*
"Chappy" lent him a revolver which he girded round his waist
The "Winka" panned the Y#A%I# and rushed Mm off in haste
Wo tore to watch the take-off and as "Ad<2y" stepped aboard
We could hear the "Oak Leaves" tinkle and the crews1 hopes really
soared*
Towny tried to take off "but just couldn't make the grade
The Cat got a waterblister which just meant that home he stayed.
"Atty" found the ether "but the ca^y had a miss
We started thinking "Xmas",What'll tha Admiral think of this?"*
The Winka didn't "bat an eyo,"but took her off the drink
As mentally he vowed he'd have a "Purple Heart" or sink
When Davey couldnVfe leave the waves, the Winka and his crew
Began to -'think, instead of one "Heart" p'raps they might get two«n
So now the Winka flies alona, the Admiral at his side
The charge is seven "Prirple Hearts1!f three"Oalc Leaves" for the ride
While those who had to stay at home in depths of woe now dive
To Bacchus welcoming us all at good old Seventy-Five♦
LA®.
So while the "boys were quaffing froth and hops of goodly "brew
And serenading "Angelina" with rihal \ -irord or two
The Winka "bore iJhc Squadron's W^sq^ ifar~o'er forclr?i soil
Imagining three Cat Boats at Ms ha^r~%ll keen and loyal•
At last he reached th<& "target and to his great surprise
Saw three "black shapes &~woaVing and a-sailing through the skies;
Thinking they were Cat Baats,Winka .lolnod the circus ring
And the Jappies didn't know "because someone forgot to ring#
And tell then who was coming; "Winks" arrival wasn't known
We hadn't publicised it that "She Winka flies alone"
So the "Winlca" prepared, for action and the "Ad" with much aplotrib
Got set to do his hit and g»a"bhed a twenty pounder hoxrfb*
He: hurled it with great gusto, a couple irore "besides
And vowed it was magnificent* the trip - ifoe plum- of rides
The "Winka" "being gracious host,with nothing "but the "best,
Arranged a little shrapnel 3us* to thrill his august guest#
To give the "Ad" his money's worth he took him down to Bowen
Then/brought Mm hack to Cairns (Which to the jetty wasn't known)
The hours ticked away "but still no "boat came from the shore
"I fly alone,I -wait alone,who else is in this war?".
The climax of the story was the "Winkas" arranged trip
To take the "Ad" to Towttsville" as a sort of farewell JEbip
But when it came to take-off time,the "Ad" could not "be found
The "Winka" had an idea the old fox had gone to ground.
And sure enough he found him at a local grocery
Exchanging "Purple Hearts" and "Oak Leaves" for some Bushell's Tea
This got the "Winkas" mad up and his voice went up a tone
As he spoke with ringing words "Henceforth, 3SB WINKA FLIES ALONE" •
£oIdLo% a flutter and a conference is called
She ^Isia CO~prosperity!t Is definitely stalled
The whole world waits intent^ expectant^ soon to "be enthralled
$or Higgins flies a~gain:**
Ciretuii/enting: cunning plots to keep him on the ground
VJhile Sgjxadron Leaders try to get him, certified unsound.
ffiao corifvilen* Riehtofeat hears the air-screws merry sotind
And Higgins flies again!
A Sest$ a ribald v/ord or two, as in his seat ho sits
The engineer proceeds to put in use his pair of mitts
We; huiribly v/atch the tako-Off avee enw 9*>& De Witts
As Higgins flies agaiiil
In ecstacy of living and to while an hour or two
Ho gets the Cat a1 stunting, tho* you may not think this true
Ho loops without a warning and ho nearly brains tlio crew
Ac Higgins flies again!
fthila- over at the target they are ready to retire
Little arearning of the fate awaiting them so dire
While TUBBY-£ singing "r don't want to/*3et tlio world on fire"
Oh YeahS While r Higgins flies again!
The "bonib-raclco give a shudder and the S^thal lobes descend
The runway gets a plastering from end to b***«y end
They cower in their trenches and to HIROHITO send
A prayer, "HO HIGGY COME AGAIN?"
He steers her from the target then ho heads the Cat for home,
The second /dickey takes tlio stick and flies her o!er the foam
While HERO steers his tubhy form "back aft to look at Rome "
As Higgins flies againj
The crow, supremely confident, tho1 throwing dice with fate
Ha:/o done "Ze job magnificent" and futttre "Sitrepo" stater-
"Dishonorable Japansiec with their Maker have a date"
DU*V-I^G(JIHS:.OTiIES AGAIN!
SKJkJk%J£? (Hardships)
'iqthat.has #o£ one tu00^^^M^^^M, jjste at least thare^^twfe1?
Kai^silc you b^v^cl^yoa donft"^^S^f &z&ZA#£*^
Superstructure is dull gra^Maat Is, X ^ame / you - have to say?
Karsjk you tu • • * *ds,you J^^piknp^ ^ots? V.A>I; .
The BURWAH has a counte^^^^ SO it used to have
The GAHOHBAR has changed- -a ^it, it lias an outside lav*
SKo JAHNSSEJHf is«-« ••»•**+• 'What's thefct^ypu said?
A SWIMMING SUI£ ? God strike me G&aSkif^
Hardships you T* ds, you donft know your %A.I*
52^gAJtJ^^ {'The Man That Comes
Around) •
Ihero are Cats that do tfco MilkkRun every "blooming night
LoaldJig''3ftrtr"i'th,o Japs*hut they won!t come-out and fi$it
Oh, the Cat.Boats get the work, The B*Seventeens t^o- ^rr
-And the Cats start off on the lfilk~Run wwy day*