| The" first part of this
little book is simply a collection of
the original Halton Songs which have been
used in the Comic Operas " Time Flies," " Flat Out" and "Carry On," and in the
Mock Trials which have been produced
by
the
Halton Society
(formerly
the
Halton
Debating Society). The songs have been
written for, and first sung by
Aircraft Apprentices of the Royal
Air Force; they have all
been written, composed and sung
by amateurs.
The. Halton Society has undertaken the
printing of this book in the hope that the words,
at any rate, may not
be lost, and in order that
some of the more popular ones
may
be used as community song:,
wherever members of Royal
Air Force are gathered together, |
The music of songs Nos. 3, 15 and 32 is by W. H.
Evans; of No. 2 by Sir Walford Davies; of Nos.
34, 39, 44, 45, 48, 50,
51, 60, 65, 68 and 70 by J. Fox; of
No 35 by P. H. Legg; of Nos. 36 and 37 by Mr.
Jacksoii; of Nos. 38, 47, 56 and
63 by H. A. E. Gard; of Nos. 40, 42, 43,
49, 52, 57, 61, 66, 67, 72, 73 and 74 by Mrs. H. C. Lee; of Nos 4,
54 and 55 by Mrs Hamlin;: of Nos 53 and 64 by Flt/SgtMay; of Nos
58 and 59 by E.Crane; and Nos 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 46, 62, 69, and 71 by R.H.Cort
| Part 2 is a miscellaneous collection of songs
and paraodies used by the R.N.A.S., R.F.C.
and R.A.F. during the war; of more recent
parodies which have been
popular at Halton; and of a few of the old war songs of the
kind which seem to last for ever. Such a
collection cannot possibly be complete, and the Halton Society
will be glad to hear of any other songs which might be included in
a later edition of this book. |
| The songs in Part 2
have been collected from so many different
sources it would hardly be possible to trace all the
holders of copyright where such
exists, but as this little book is only
issued for private sale without profit we hope
that any copyright holder
will forgive any inadvertent
infringement of their rights.
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