Old Soldier Blues

6 weeks ago by @berni1954

Old Soldier Blues

berni1954

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Liner Notes

This one was written for the "Slightly Askew" skirmish.
12 hours later though.

We were asked to write about things we would like to get to perfection but fail to achieve. At my age I knew what I was going to write about. So in the old tradition of 8 Bar Blues with lyrics that are on the surface about one thing, but may be taken to be about quite another, here is "Old Soldier Blues"

NOTE: "The Jakes " is a British Military term for what the US euphemistically calls "the Bathroom"

The instrument is a Baton Rouge 8 String Baritone Ukulele (Great value for money Baton Rouge Instruments)
#fuc #baritoneukulele

Lyrics

My old soldier won't stand to attention
He's got sloppy in his old age
His discipline he's long forgotten
He and I are not on the same page

Once he stood proud as punch
Rigidly, he took to any task
Now he won't do his duty when its needed
No matter how I take him to task

I know that old age has excuses
But his perfection I often recall
He's slovenly today not like the old times
When he'd stand for hours if he was on call

I think his dereliction to duty
Might be due to the pills that he takes
They seem to make it harder to arouse him
They leave him prostrate even in the jakes

Repeat Vs 1

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