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Thread #10366 Message #470013
Posted By: toadfrog
24-May-01 - 11:50 PM
Thread Name: WWII songs
Subject: Lyr Add: ROLL ME OVER^^
Allen S: "Rodger Young" is on the DT, and you can find it easily without even a clickie. It is masquerading as a folk song; actually written by Frank Loesser, of Tin Pan Alley Fame (Tin Pan Alley gave us some great songs!)
What I actually miss on DT is the following genuine WWII folksong. A song honored by a mention in Stan Hugill's book. It is all over the web, including the following scholarly site, which identifies the author as "Anonymous."
ROLL ME OVER
Traditional
This is number one,
And the fun has just begun,
Roll me over, lay me down and do it again! (Do it again!)
Roll me over, Yankee soldier,
Roll me over, lay me down and do it again.
This is number two,
And my hand is on her shoe.
This is number three
And my hand is on her knee.
This is number four
And I've got her on the floor.
This is number five
And I'm glad that I'm alive.
This is number six
And I've got her in a fix.
This is number seven,
And I feel like I'm in Heaven.
This is number eight,
And the doctor's at the gate.
This is number nine,
And the twins are doing fine.
This is number ten,
Let's go back and do it again.
Charles McCabe called this the "Battle Hymn of the Republic of the Second World War." But people are always too embarassed to sing it, or else they add dumb cutsy lyrics which no soldier ever sang. But this is not just another "dirty song": It has a powerfultune, and millionsof British and American, and Canadian, and yes! maybe Austrialian soldiers sang it!