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Thread #21373   Message #1380674
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
17-Jan-05 - 12:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Quartermaster's Stores
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Quartermaster's Stores
I remember this from Cub camp & Scout camp.
As BillyTheBus says above, many verses were based on the names of the people at the campfire. The obvious example from many Cub camps was:

There was Akela, Akela,
Kissing a yankee sailor
In the stores....

This verse probably dates from WWII, when, not only were US forces over here, but with so many men being on active service, it became (and remains) common for women to take over the leadership of Cub packs

Nigel