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and dont forget keep the home fires burning and mademmoiselle froom armentieres and hang out your washing on the siegfried line and going in a different direction, how about pack up all your cAres and woes here i go singing low bye bye blackbird..... anyone know the rest? hilary Camilla Flintermann wrote: > > Ken asked Don: > Do you remember a song called "Pack Up Your > >Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag, and Smile, Smile Smile?" (Maybe thats not the > >exact name?) I remember hearing it on a radio show, I don't remember who sang > >it, good trivia question! > > Well Ken, I remember that as sung by my father--it was one of the World War > 1 songs he used to sing, like "It's a Long way to Tipperary", "Till we meet > again", "There's a :Long Long trail a-winding"---Here are the words as I > recall them---- and Don may know that a "lucifer" is a match, and a "fag" a > cigarette, which was still P.C. in those days..... > > Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag > and smile, smile, smile! > While you've a lucifer to light your fag, > smile boys , that's the style! > What's the use of worrying? > It never was worth while, so--- > Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag > and smile, smile, smile! > > I agree that it's a good theme for our cyber-Dad, Don....and will also > mention that I had NOT been born yet when it was sung by the troops! :-) > > ---just for fun!........ Camilla <[log in to unmask]> > > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm > > also on PDWebring at : > http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm > > Laughter-- :-) :-) > the best medecine !