Hi All
This is a song I have known since childhood as my mother learned it from TWO hearings at a guide camp in 1937 (yes, her memory really is that good). It's clearly a WWI parody as it is based on all the WWI popular songs - and there were food shortages and some rationing by the end of the war. It's interesting that the sheet music is dated 1921 - I would guess it was being performed before then.
I have an mp3 of my mother singing it plus a transcript of the words.
Never come across it online before now - she'll be interested to know where it comes from.
Best
Clare Rose clare147@gmail.com
(PS I have just put together an exhibition at the WOmen's Library in London that includes a booklet of strike songs from 1926 - some great parodies of popular songs)