The Songs We Sang (1959)

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The Songs We Sang by Les Cleveland.


Below I have typed out the complete list of unprintable songs from last pages Les Cleveland's 1959 book The Songs We Sang.

I am most interested in the songs which I have never heard sung:

You Can Tell Them All that we Learn ------ all.
My Old Gal Salme.
Oh My Name is Tiger Lily, I'm a Whore from Piccadily.
The Bastard from the Bush.
Isn't it a Pity She's Only One Titty.
Sister Anna Will Carry the Banner.

Of the above list, I am familiar with the text of "Bastard from the Bush" but I don't remember seeing a tune for the song. I think that I have a text for the "My Old Gal Salme" but I don't remember where in my collection. All of the other songs above need texts & tunes and a confirm that they are all WWII era songs.

The following items I am familiar with but would like to confirm the tune & texts used and make certain that they were all sung during WWII:

The Red Plush Britches. (Tune?, Text?, WWII?)
For They were Large Balls. (Tune?, Text?, WWII?)
The Balls of O'Leary. (WWII?)
The Old Red Flannel Drawers. (Tune? Text?, WWII?)
If I Was a Rugby Fullback. (Why RUGBY?, WWII?)
I Love My Wife, I Love Her Dearly. (WWII?)
A Drunken Old Harlot Lay Dying. (Tune?, Text?, WWII?)
I Wish I Was a Fascinating Bitch. (Need tune!)

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Complete list of unpublishable songs from The Songs We Sang:

Little Angeline
You Can Tell Them All that we Learn ------ all.
Eskimo Nell.
Abdul the Bul-Bul.
There's a Shortage of Good Whores in Mobile
Bollicky Bill the Sailor
Hey Jig-a-jig ---- a Little Pig.
Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel.
Heigh-Ho Said Rolly.
The Ball of Kerrymuir.
My Old Gal Salme.
Put on That Old Blue Ointment.
Oh My Name is Tiger Lily, I'm a Whore from Piccadily.
The Bastard from the Bush.
One of the Porstmouth Whores.
The Red Plush Britches.
A Ring-a-rang-a-roo.
For They were Large Balls.
The Balls of O'Leary.
The Old Red Flannel Drawers.
If I Was a Rugby Fullback.
I Love My Wife, I Love Her Dearly.
Road to Gundagai.
Country Girls they are the Best.
One Evening I came Home My Darling Wife to See.
A Drunken Old Harlot Lay Dying.
Roll Me Over in the Clover.
I Put My Finger in the Woodpecker's Hole.
The Keyhole in the Door.
I Know 'Cos I've Seen It.
Cats on the Rooftops, Cats on the Tiles.
'Twas on the Good Ship Venus.
Passengers Will Please Refrain from Making Water.
Isn't it a Pity She's Only One Titty.
Sister Anna Will Carry the Banner.
I Wish I Was a Fascinating Bitch.


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