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"Fruit Tree", the song accompanying these pages is apt throughout, and as markedly pertinent as it is poignant, at certain points. It was written and performed by the singular talent of Mr.
~ NICK DRAKE ~
(19 June 1948 - 25 November 1974)
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I am a young lad from Norfolk...

Transcription :

I am a young lad from Norfolk,
When the war broke out, it was awkward,
Through the VoluntEEr Stunt,
I was sent to thE front,
and now I expect to go back to Norfolk,

Robert Rasberry
8th norfolks. B.E.F.
Dec.14, 1916

 

 

PRIVATE ROBERT
C. RASBERRY
(8th Norfolk Regiment)
"Out in the Open"
(Frontline Poem)
15th April 1917