No Flak At All

[Kyt]

Originally Posted by Kitty

Kyt, that is wonderful, thank you. Even better as my uncle did his para training out of Ringway over Tatton.

You're welcome Kitty. Actually I found this today whilst searching for the flak song (quite a coincidence!), and then discovered a another version in an article - "SOLDIERS' SONGS: THE FOLKLORE OF THE POWERLESS".

If anyone's interested in soldiers' songs, it's quite an interesting article:

http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/fish...ongs/les01.htm

[David Layne]

Originally Posted by David Layne

When I was a child my Father used to sing to me a song that was popular with aircrews. I can only remember the refrain, can anyone help with the rest of it. The refrain goes............


No Flak, No Flak At All,
Plenty Of Searchlights But No Flak At All.

I've remembered something else. It is sung to the tune of a rude song that I recall from my misguided youth. Excuse the language etc. but here it is.



No balls at all. No balls at all.
She married a man who had no balls at all.