3 3. bawdy warrior --- 42 songs 17 may 2003 songs in this coding range from the slightly off colour to pornographic. tim page in his books of service songs 'kiss me goodnight sergeant major' and 'for gawd's sake don't take me' describes the sexuality described in these songs as being grossly exaggerated. lt colonel tommy t. abbott adds that these aren't the songs of degenerates, but the songs fighting men use between bouts of deadly mutilating combat to relieve tension and anxiety with humour. service life in combat, if not at all times, is both monastic and celibate in nature. the service myth of bromide, saltpeter or other additive to service food or drink was created (? ) to explain why soldiers are impotent, have erectile problems, engorgement difficulties caused to stress of service, exhaustion due to training or combat. . or just 'problems at work (place; staff or materiel)'. this myth alleviates possible personal problems for soldiers due to loss of confidence and competence. description of sex acts in pornographic and just plain disgusting, helps maintain confidence by alleviating the apparent desirability of the sex act. psychiatrists, ologists, and the general public, on being presented with these songs, label soldier's misogynist; this is not true, and I place that under the heading of 'mirror imaging/projection' of their own misogynism, not the soldiers. it is also another example of why, in reality, all soldier songs should be in the 'not for public singing' category; all are misunderstood and assessed by consumer society, where sexuality and sex is a consumer product. songs such as 'soldier's old 100 th 'are also 'educational' songs; they create an awareness in soldiers that erectile problems can be a result of ptsd, battle fatigue, shell shock, and that a satisfactory sex life for both marital partners can be achieved by 'alternative' methods (also see 'born on the fourth of july' ). all soldier's through out training are not only trained to think and act laterally (as in 'de bono) (as opposed to the purely linear of even tertiary and academic studies,); but to perceive, analyze, assess and act instantly, and at all times, multi dimensionally. the inability of most people, including marital partners, male or female, is a major contributing factor to military domestic violence. finest fucking family in the land the pub with no beer vung tau walk right in I love my wife scottish (colonel' s) wedding please don't burn bollocky bill x 3 british gonorrhea last night do it! greenbank girls hey ho said rollie x 2 I'm a provo provo bastard's all provo's mr codfish my kind of harlot on the shores salome old green flannel drawer's tiger lily white mistress 12 days of christmas x 5 balls of sgt. major x 2 bye bye blackbird x 5 glorious soldiers old 100 th x 2 saida bint soldier's alouette bang bang lulu the sergeant swing low do your balls? good ol beer yellow ribbon ] who killed cock robin x 3?