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Pip, Squeak & Wilfred

from Legacy by Reg Miles

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lyrics

With me Pip Squeak and Wilfred polished on me chest
Ready for rememberance day I have to look me best
Marching with me comrades we all stand out from the rest
With our Pip Squeak and Wilfreds polished on our chest

The sergeant said get in the cart for you are Wipers bound
As we drew close the jerry guns made such a bleeding sound
Then a shell went whizzing over as we all dived for the ground
As I stood up I saw me pals a lying all around

Chorus

The patter of machine guns and the pounding of the shell
The mud, the blood and trenches, seemed to us we'd gone to hell
Death was all around I won't forget that bloody smell
When I get back to Blighty I'll have such a tale to tell

Chorus

A country fit for heroes well that's what the Generals said
How can you be a hero when you’re in the mud and dead?
Me mates have joined them up above, Edward, Bert and Fred
A pride of fighting lions who by donkeys were all lead.

Chorus

And now the years have gone we march along the avenue
They say we are the lucky ones because we made it through
Each year we're getting less and less, we really are the few
You wouldn't start another war if you knew what we knew

Chorus

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from Legacy, released March 19, 2019
Written and performed by Reg Miles

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Reg Miles England, UK

Reg was born in 1954 in Maidstone, Kent England.
In 1970, he made his debut at the Rose Folk Club in Maidstone where he became a regular performer.
Reg is now back to performing his songs.
Details of his appearanceswill be announced very soon on his website www.regmiles.co.uk
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