A Bob A Bloody Day
from A Bob A Bloody Day by The Living Archive Band
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lyrics
A Bob a Bloody Day
J Cunningham / Paul Clark
Have you ever heard about the army rates of pay?
Those in greatest danger have the least
The officer will never get his bloomin’ trousers creased
But the tommy gets a bob a bloody day.
The man who is supposed to train me gets six bob or more
And all he does is send me round the square.
We’ve had two years of bloody hell, he’s never been out there,
Cos pushing tommies round is what he’s for.
There’s a local butcher and he’s sawing at a bone
He’s exempt from call up for a while.
British lads are bleeding and they’re doing it in style
Watch him save his bacon back at home.
What about the profiteer sitting by the fire
Barbed wire is his business and his fare.
He’s as safe as houses and we know he’ll never care
About the soldier hanging on his wire.
J Cunningham / Paul Clark
Have you ever heard about the army rates of pay?
Those in greatest danger have the least
The officer will never get his bloomin’ trousers creased
But the tommy gets a bob a bloody day.
The man who is supposed to train me gets six bob or more
And all he does is send me round the square.
We’ve had two years of bloody hell, he’s never been out there,
Cos pushing tommies round is what he’s for.
There’s a local butcher and he’s sawing at a bone
He’s exempt from call up for a while.
British lads are bleeding and they’re doing it in style
Watch him save his bacon back at home.
What about the profiteer sitting by the fire
Barbed wire is his business and his fare.
He’s as safe as houses and we know he’ll never care
About the soldier hanging on his wire.
credits
from A Bob A Bloody Day,
released August 17, 2019
Words & music: Paul Clark / J Cunningham
Kevin Adams: fiddle
Brad Bradstock: guitar
Paul Clark: guitar
Marion Hill: lead vocal
Neil Mercer: mandolin
Michèle Welborn: lead vocal
Recorded 1995 live at Stantonbury Theatre by Paul Martin for Days of Pride. Mixed by Brad Bradstock.
Words & music: Paul Clark / J Cunningham
Kevin Adams: fiddle
Brad Bradstock: guitar
Paul Clark: guitar
Marion Hill: lead vocal
Neil Mercer: mandolin
Michèle Welborn: lead vocal
Recorded 1995 live at Stantonbury Theatre by Paul Martin for Days of Pride. Mixed by Brad Bradstock.
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The Living Archive Band Milton Keynes, UK
An acoustic quintet with an emphasis on strong vocals to deliver both songs and the spoken word depicting the experiences of the people of North Buckinghamshire past and present. The inhabitants of the towns of Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley and of course the new city of Milton Keynes all have had something to say, and the Living Archive Band gives them a voice. ... more
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