Bitter Refrain
In August 1939 Berlin taunted Germany’s coming victims with the following verse set to a martial tune: — Morning red, morning red, Shall I soon be lying dead? Soon the trumpet sounds to strife, Then must I lay down my life, I and many a comrade dear. It was repeated in jeering English just before the Luftwaffe attacked Gt. Britain. Today, we suggest the verse has a refrain: — Evening dim, evening dim, Reaped in swathes, cold and grim, Lie your comrades in this strife Calling you, “Come give Your life,” Ave, and many a comrade more.
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Tiki Tabloid Supplement, Volume 1, Issue 3, 20 December 1943, Page 6
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97Bitter Refrain Tiki Tabloid Supplement, Volume 1, Issue 3, 20 December 1943, Page 6
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