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Thread #28288 Message #4176442
Posted By: Jack Horntip
09-Jul-23 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: Origin of 'Napalm Sticks to Kids.'
Subject: RE: Origin of 'Napalm Sticks to Kids.'
The "Nape" song to the tune "Tea for Two" is different song. Here is a transcription of "Nape Is Great" sung by Mark Atherton and The Sandies recorded on the cd Commando Sing: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, 27 October 1974.
Nape is Great (Tune - Tea for Two)
Da-da-ta-ta... TITS!
Nape is great, so hit my grids It burns, it bakes, it sticks to kids Nape is great, so drop it on their heads (watch 'em burn and see their guts pop out)
When you drop a can or two It hits their bods and sticks like glue Nape is great so drop their acne too!
And the corsaires beat the bantoos Every week, with the all whistle(?)
And there was Ardvark Swinging on the outhouse door Without their wingtrail (?) And there was Herpes (?) Always looking mighty poor
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The ? indicate lines that are uncertain.
I can't find earlier references for "Nape is Great" earlier than this 1974 recording. It shows up in later fighter pilot song books.
The "Ta-da-da-ta TITS!" was a common intro to a drinking song. The ending ditty "Swinging on the outhouse door" was a common way to end a drinking song.