Les Sullivan's Roses of No Man's Land Martin Graebe's song about the man whose sweetheart went to France as a nurse, and was killed; I think that was mentioned earlier in the thread. Dancing at Whitsun , absolutely. Jim Mageean's medley of songs the soldiers actually sang. Keep your spirits up, lads! The content is Nothing like our present-day soul-searching bordering on dare I say maudlin offerings.. I don't mean All of them. but quite a few. or maybe it's how they are presented? or do I mean, Respect please, but let us not Wallow? yes I think that is what I mean.
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