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A SOLDIERS VIEW’S ON ‘FRAT’

Montgomery says “don’t fraternise�
I’m not sure the decision’s wise
It doesn’t do the Hun much good
It makes the soldier look darned rude.
The German frauleins laugh and smile
And exercise their every wile
Poor ‘Tommy’ daren’t even grin
Or else he’s ‘sticking out’ his chin.
Because he’s had the awful warning
It’s a crime to even say “Good morning�
If heard, these awful words to say
It’s sure to cost a full week’s pay.
He can give chocolate to a child
But here’s what gets the soldier riled
All thanks expressed by kiddy’s mummy
He must ignore, just like a ‘dummy’
The Germans we must educate
To be a quiet, peaceful state
To ‘Tommy’ this seems just a joke
How can he educate these folk-
When forced to walk with mien grim
It hurts the Germans less than him
To build a really lasting peace
Non-Frat will simply have to cease
The British soldier wants to smile
A cheerful face is well worth while
The ‘Tommy’s’ famous sense of fun
Can help re-educate the Hun.

© Lance Corporal Alexander Barr 193 Field Ambulance R.A.S.C.

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