[Lili Marlene]

	No song was as beloved, or burdened with parodies, as the German sentimental ballad "Lili Marlene."  Written by _____________________________ and published in ____, it was borrowed by British, then American troops for parodies.  One American version was written at the end of the war by troops anxious to be discharged:

Dear Mr. Truman, won't you send us home?
We have conquered Napoli and we have conquered Rome.
We have subdued the master race.
There must be lots of shipping space.
Let those at Rome see home.
Let those at home see Rome.

	Contributed by Rowland Berthoff, professor of history emeritus, at Washington University, St. Louis, in a letter to the editor on Janaury 28, 1995.