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FOUR AND TWENTY BOMBERS
Tune—‘‘The Ball at Kirriemuir”
OH, four and twenty bombers,
Gaed oot at La Boisselle,
An’ only ane cam’ back again,
Remarkin’ it was hell.
Gaed oot at La Boisselle,
An’ only ane cam’ back again,
Remarkin’ it was hell.
Chorus—Singing ‘‘Wha’ll dae’t the next time?
Chorus—Singing “ Wha’ll dae’t the noo?
Chorus—Singing “ The lads that did it last time
Chorus—Singing “ Cannae dae it noo.”
Chorus—Singing “ Wha’ll dae’t the noo?
Chorus—Singing “ The lads that did it last time
Chorus—Singing “ Cannae dae it noo.”
We bombed’em for fower hours,
Until we had tae stop,
An’ then there was a row o’ duds
Upon the crater top.
Until we had tae stop,
An’ then there was a row o’ duds
Upon the crater top.
Chorus—Singing, etc.
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