There's A War On
from All That's Changed vol 1 by The Living Archive Band
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From the play 'Sheltered Lives'. Rationing during the Second World War
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There’s a War On
words & music: John Close
Signs saying ‘Sold Out’ are up in lots of shops
A lot of pubs are closed up – they haven’t got a drop
You have to act a bit sharp getting by these days
And take advantage of the slightest chance that comes your way
If you hear of bananas or oranges on sale
Get there before the others, ‘cos they’ll ‘ave ‘em without fail –
Can you blame them?
What would you do?
There’s a war on!
Last Saturday the missus made a tasty corn-beef pie
We bought some liquid paraffin so we could have a fry
Though using lard instead of butter doesn’t seem so good
And no-one gets their fresh fruit quite as often as they should
You must admit that powdered egg takes you by surprise
When you mix a cake and the damn thing doesn’t rise –
Can you blame it? What would you do? There’s a war on!
For all this talk of shortages and coupons and the rest
There’s still a deal of folks who enjoy nothing but the best
For all the regulations, it’s only common sense
There’s still a great deal can be done with pounds shillings & pence There’s many a humble grocer who won’t give a second look
If he should find a ten bob note inside your ration book
Can you blame him? What would you do? There’s a war on!
A local lad went walking with his girl the other day
He stopped to buy some oranges in a shop along the way
The grocer was polite but firm, he said, ‘I’m sorry son –
But oranges are restricted to expectant mums’
The lad looked at his girl and winked and then he said ‘OK
We’ll have our stroll and pop back in later on today…’
Can you blame him? What would you do?
There’s a war on! There’s a war on! There’s a war on!
words & music: John Close
Signs saying ‘Sold Out’ are up in lots of shops
A lot of pubs are closed up – they haven’t got a drop
You have to act a bit sharp getting by these days
And take advantage of the slightest chance that comes your way
If you hear of bananas or oranges on sale
Get there before the others, ‘cos they’ll ‘ave ‘em without fail –
Can you blame them?
What would you do?
There’s a war on!
Last Saturday the missus made a tasty corn-beef pie
We bought some liquid paraffin so we could have a fry
Though using lard instead of butter doesn’t seem so good
And no-one gets their fresh fruit quite as often as they should
You must admit that powdered egg takes you by surprise
When you mix a cake and the damn thing doesn’t rise –
Can you blame it? What would you do? There’s a war on!
For all this talk of shortages and coupons and the rest
There’s still a deal of folks who enjoy nothing but the best
For all the regulations, it’s only common sense
There’s still a great deal can be done with pounds shillings & pence There’s many a humble grocer who won’t give a second look
If he should find a ten bob note inside your ration book
Can you blame him? What would you do? There’s a war on!
A local lad went walking with his girl the other day
He stopped to buy some oranges in a shop along the way
The grocer was polite but firm, he said, ‘I’m sorry son –
But oranges are restricted to expectant mums’
The lad looked at his girl and winked and then he said ‘OK
We’ll have our stroll and pop back in later on today…’
Can you blame him? What would you do?
There’s a war on! There’s a war on! There’s a war on!
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from All That's Changed vol 1,
released June 1, 2009
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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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